扪心自问 (mén xīn zì wèn) — to examine one's conscience, to engage in honest self-reflection
Definition
A formal chengyu meaning 'to examine one's own conscience' — used in writing or serious self-reflection, stronger than the everyday 反问自己.
idiom
to examine one's conscienceto engage in honest self-reflection
Examples
- 扪心自问，？mén xīn zì wèn, Wǒ yǒu méi yǒu zuò guò duì bu qǐ péng you de shì?Examining my conscience, have I ever done anything to wrong my friends?
- 扪心自问，。Tā mén xīn zì wèn, jué de zì jǐ zài zhè jiàn shì shàng wèn xīn wú kuì.He examined his conscience and felt he had a clear conscience in this matter.
- ，扪心自问，。Miàn duì zhì yí, wǒ men bù fáng mén xīn zì wèn, kàn kàn zì jǐ shì fǒu zhēn de jìn lì le.Faced with doubts, we might as well examine our conscience and see if we truly did our best.
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