化验
Old HSK 6
化验 (huàyàn) · lab test
化验 (huàyàn) means “lab test; to test chemically”. It is written with 2 characters: 化 (-ize) + 验 (to examine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 化验 is built
The characters
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
验 yàn · to examine
What 验 is made of
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 佥qiān — all
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
Origin hint: 马 gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生让我去化验一下血。Yīshēng ràng wǒ qù huàyàn yíxià xuè.The doctor asked me to get a blood test.
化验结果明天才能出来。Huàyàn jiéguǒ míngtiān cái néng chūlai.The test results won't be out until tomorrow.
Questions about 化验
What does 化验 mean?
化验 (huàyàn) means “lab test; to test chemically”.
How do you pronounce 化验?
化验 is pronounced huàyàn.
Which HSK level is 化验?
化验 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 化学huàxuéchemistry
- 多元化duōyuánhuàdiverse
- 恶化èhuàto worsen
- 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide
- 化肥huàféichemical fertilizer
- 化石huàshífossil
- 化妆huàzhuāngto put on makeup
Learn 化验 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.