# 各抒己见

gè shū jǐ jiàn

Let everyone express their view

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Each person states their own opinion

**Traditional Chinese:** 各抒己見

**Register:** Neutral · workplace

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## When to use it

Use to invite an open discussion.

Expressing views does not itself guarantee agreement.

## Behind the words

Traditional written usage describes people setting out their individual opinions. The expression remains useful when inviting participation.

抒 means expressing what is in one's mind. The expression creates room for several individual opinions rather than requiring agreement from the outset. It often appears as an invitation in discussions. Compare 集思广益, which emphasizes improving an outcome through collected ideas; 各抒己见 emphasizes the opportunity for each person to speak.

## Examples

今天的讨论请大家各抒己见。

### Traditional Chinese

今天的討論請大家各抒己見。

jīn tiān de tǎo lùn qǐng dà jiā gè shū jǐ jiàn 。

Please share your own views in today’s discussion.

讨论开始时，主持人请大家各抒己见。

### Traditional Chinese

討論開始時，主持人請大家各抒己見。

tǎo lùn kāi shǐ shí ， zhǔ chí rén qǐng dà jiā gè shū jǐ jiàn 。

At the start of the discussion, the moderator invited everyone to express their views.

对新菜单，员工可以各抒己见，再一起决定。

### Traditional Chinese

對新菜單，員工可以各抒己見，再一起決定。

duì xīn cài dān ， yuán gōng kě yǐ gè shū jǐ jiàn ， zài yì qǐ jué dìng 。

Staff can share their views on the new menu before deciding together.

我们先各抒己见，不急着投票。

### Traditional Chinese

我們先各抒己見，不急著投票。

wǒ men xiān gè shū jǐ jiàn ， bù jí zhe tóu piào 。

Let us each explain our views before rushing to a vote.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 4, 2026.

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=11147&q=1&webMd=1&la=0)

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E5%90%84%E6%8A%92%E5%B7%B1%E8%A6%8B)

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