身临其境

Traditional: 身臨其境

shēn lín qí jìng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to experience it for oneself

What does 身临其境 mean?

身临其境 (shēn lín qí jìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to experience it for oneself

2to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

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身shēnbody · life 临línto face · to overlook 其qíhis · her 境jìngborder · place

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身临其境

shēn lín qí jìng

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