试验
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
试验 (shìyàn) · to test
试验 (shìyàn) means “to test; experiment; trial”. It is written with 2 characters: 试 (to try) + 验 (to examine). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 试验 is built
The characters
试 shì · to try
What 试 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 式shì — formula
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 式 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
他们在试验一种新药。Tāmen zài shìyàn yī zhǒng xīn yào.They are testing a new medicine.
这个方法要先试验一下。Zhège fāngfǎ yào xiān shìyàn yīxià.This method needs to be tested first.
Questions about 试验
What does 试验 mean?
试验 (shìyàn) means “to test; experiment; trial”.
How do you pronounce 试验?
试验 is pronounced shìyàn.
Which HSK level is 试验?
试验 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 试题shìtíexam question
- 测试cèshìtest
- 面试miànshìinterview
- 试卷shìjuàntest paper
- 尝试chángshìto try
- 试图shìtúto try
- 笔试bǐshìwritten exam
- 试shìto try
- 经验jīngyànexperience
Learn 试验 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.