身臨其境 shēn lín qí jìng

(idiom) to experience it for oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (idiom) to experience it for oneself
  2. 2. to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

Characters

Character Meaning
身 shēn HSK 2
body; oneself; personally
臨 lín
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
境 jìng HSK 3
condition; circumstances; place