🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

同理心

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tóng lǐ xīn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empathy/ˈɛm.pə.θi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"护士需要对病人有高度的同理心。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

    "Showing empathy helps build stronger and more meaningful relationships."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the German word 'Einfühlung' (meaning 'feeling into'), which was coined in 1858 by Rudolf Lotze to describe the emotional appreciation of an art work. It was translated into English in 1909 by psychologist Edward Titchener as 'empathy', drawing from the Greek root 'pathos' (feeling, passion) and the prefix 'en-' (in).

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