将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

to put yourself in another’s place

Character by character

将jiāng
take

心xīn
heart

比bǐ
compare

心xīn
heart

将心比心，如果是你，你会怎么想？

Put yourself in their place: how would you feel?

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 30 · HSK 5–6: 面子、关系与人情 (Face, connections and favours)

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