经验
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
经验 (jīngyàn) · experience
经验 (jīngyàn) means “experience; know-how”. It is written with 2 characters: 经 (the classics) + 验 (to examine). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 经验 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)
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
他有很多工作经验。Tā yǒu hěn duō gōngzuò jīngyàn.He has a lot of work experience.
你有教汉语的经验吗？Nǐ yǒu jiāo Hànyǔ de jīngyàn ma?Do you have experience teaching Chinese?
Questions about 经验
What does 经验 mean?
经验 (jīngyàn) means “experience; know-how”.
How do you pronounce 经验?
经验 is pronounced jīngyàn.
Which HSK level is 经验?
经验 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
- 经历jīnglìto experience
- 经营jīngyíngto run (a business)
- 经典jīngdiǎnclassic
- 经商jīngshāngto do business
Learn 经验 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.