HSK 5 · Science

实验 shíyàn “experiment” in Chinese

Traditional 實驗

What 实验 means

  1. experiment
  2. test
  3. experimental

Measure word 个 gè or 次 cì · 一个实验 yí ge shíyàn

How to say 实验

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale实shí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale验yàn4th tone, falling

实验 in a sentence

  1. 实验证明了他的理论。

    Shíyàn zhèngmíng le tā de lǐlùn.

    The experiment proved his theory.

    Sentence #487444 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 要完成实验，三个月太短了。

    Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān ge yuè tài duǎn le.

    Three months is too short to finish the experiment.

    Sentence #332486 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 实验失败了。

    Shíyàn shībài le.

    The experiment failed.

    Sentence #351160 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 实验 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.

The character 实 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
实shíreal
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 头head · tóu

Memory aidSimplified from 實, a house 宀 full of strings of coins: solid, real.

The character 验 (yàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
验yànto examine
  • 马horse · mǎMeaning part
  • 佥all · qiānSound part

马 hints at the meaning (horse); 佥 (qiān) hints at the sound. Compare it with yàn.

How to write 实验

实 8 strokes · 验 10 strokes

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实验 (shíyàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 实验 (shíyàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 实验

Words with 实

其实qíshí · actually诚实chéngshí · honest实际shíjì · actual确实quèshí · indeed实在shízài · really实际上shíjìshàng · in fact果实guǒshí · fruit (of a plant)实话shíhuà · truth实现shíxiàn · to achieve结实jiēshi · sturdy

Words with 验

经验jīngyàn · experience体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself测验cèyàn · test化验huàyàn · laboratory test验证yànzhèng · to verify检验jiǎnyàn · to inspect验收yànshōu · to check and accept试验shìyàn · test考验kǎoyàn · to test

More words: Science & Technology

软件ruǎnjiàn · (computer) software删除shānchú · to delete设备shèbèi · equipment设施shèshī · facilities输入shūrù · to input鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)数据shùjù · data数码shùmǎ · digital

FAQs

实验 (shíyàn) means “experiment” or “test”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it shíyàn: shí with a 2nd tone, then yàn 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, 实验 is written 實驗. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè) or 次 (cì). For example, one experiment is 一个实验 (yí ge shíyàn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shiyan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 实验 from the suggestions. Typing shiyan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
实验 is an HSK 5 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.