经历
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
经历 (jīnglì) · to experience
经历 (jīnglì) means “to experience; experience”. It is written with 2 characters: 经 (the classics) + 历 (history). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 经历 is built
The characters
经 jīng · the classics
What 经 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
历 lì · history
What 历 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 厤 gives the meaning, 力 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一次难忘的经历。Zhè shì yī cì nánwàng de jīnglì.This was an unforgettable experience.
你经历过这样的事吗？Nǐ jīnglì guo zhèyàng de shì ma?Have you ever been through something like this?
Questions about 经历
What does 经历 mean?
经历 (jīnglì) means “to experience; experience”.
How do you pronounce 经历?
经历 is pronounced jīnglì.
Which HSK level is 经历?
经历 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 经过jīngguòto pass by
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 曾经céngjīngonce
- 经济jīngjìeconomy
- 经验jīngyànexperience
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
- 经商jīngshāngto do business
Learn 经历 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.