亲历 (qīn lì) — to experience personally; to go through (an event) firsthand

Definition

Examples

• 他亲历了那场战争，感受很深。
  Tā qīn lì le nà chǎng zhàn zhēng, gǎn shòu hěn shēn.
  He experienced that war personally and felt it deeply.
• 只有亲历过的人才能真正理解。
  Zhǐ yǒu qīn lì guò de rén cái néng zhēn zhèng lǐ jiě.
  Only those who have gone through it firsthand can truly understand.
• 这本书讲述了他亲历的种种经历。
  Zhè běn shū jiǎng shù le tā qīn lì de zhǒng zhǒng jīng lì.
  This book recounts the various experiences he went through personally.