How to say “experience” in Chinese

经验

jīngyàn

experience (skill)

noun · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Experience” in Chinese is 经验, jīng yàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

经验 is read jīng yàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jīng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

yàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

经

jīng — pass through; constantly

On the left, 纟 “thread”.

验

yàn — check, test

On the left, 马 “horse”. The right part is the same as in 脸 liǎn, 险 xiǎn and 检 jiǎn.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “经验”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 经验. Tap the sound icon to listen.

王老师有二十年的教学经验。WánglǎoshīyǒuèrshíniándejiàoxuéjīngyànTeacher Wang has twenty years of teaching experience.
我刚毕业没有工作经验wǒgāngbìyè,méiyǒugōngzuòjīngyànI just graduated, I have no work experience.
他的工作经验很丰富tādegōngzuòjīngyànhěnfēngfùHe has a wealth of work experience.
这次实习给了我宝贵的经验zhècìshíxígěilewǒbǎoguìdejīngyànThis internship gave me valuable experience.
他把经验传授给了徒弟tābǎjīngyànchuánshòugěiletúdìHe passed his experience on to his apprentice.
他父亲经商多年，经验丰富。tāfùqīnjīngshāngduōnián,jīngyànfēngfùHis father has been in business for many years and has a lot of experience.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “experience” in Chinese?

“Experience” in Chinese is 经验, pinyin jīngyàn.

What does 经验 mean?

经验 (jīngyàn) means “experience (skill)”.

How do you write 经验?

经验 is 2 characters: 经 (jīng) — pass through; constantly; 验 (yàn) — check, test. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 经验?

经验 is read jīngyàn. Tones: jīng — first tone, yàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“experience” in the lesson “Experience”

This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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