Nǐ xiǎoshíhou shì bu shì yǒu hěn duō kuàilè de jīnglì ne?
Did you have a lot of happy experiences in your childhood?
Sentence #419254 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters
How 经历 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
经jīngclassics
经 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSilk 纟: the threads that run lengthwise on a loom. From there, to pass through.
历lìcalendar
厂cliff · hǎn
力strength · lìSound part
厤 hints at the meaning (to calculate); 力 (lì) hints at the sound. Compare it with lì.
How to write 经历
经 8 strokes · 历 4 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 经历 (jīnglì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
经历 (jīnglì) means “experience” or “to go through”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jīnglì: jīng with a 1st tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 经历 is written 經歷. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 经历 from the suggestions. Typing jingli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
经历 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
经jīng1st tone, high and level
历lì4th tone, falling
