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实验

shí yàn · shi yan

Traditional 實驗

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure words: 个 gè, 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. experiment
  2. test
  3. experimental
  4. to experiment
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A very small experiment

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)实验(shíyàn)。

    I am doing a small experiment.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)实验(shíyàn)？

    What experiment?

  3. Liangliang

    看看(kànkan)一块(yīkuài)糖(táng)放(fàng)进(jìn)热水(rèshuǐ)里(lǐ)，多久(duōjiǔ)会(huì)化(huà)。

    I want to see how long a sugar cube takes to dissolve in hot water.

  4. Dengdeng

    结果(jiéguǒ)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    And the result?

  5. Liangliang

    实验(shíyàn)结果(jiéguǒ)：糖(táng)化(huà)了(le)，水(shuǐ)变甜(biàntián)了(le)。

    The result of the experiment: the sugar dissolved and the water is sweet.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)实验(shíyàn)我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)做(zuò)，那(nà)叫(jiào)泡(pào)糖水(tángshuǐ)。

    I do this experiment every day. It is called making sugar water.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

该(gāi)实(shí)验(yàn)的(de)每(měi)一(yí)步(bù)都(dōu)是(shì)经(jīng)过(guò)深(shēn)思(sī)熟(shú)虑(lǜ)的(de)。

Every step in the experiment was deliberate.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)明(míng)天(tiān)在(zài)实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)做(zuò)一(yí)次(cì)化(huà)学(xué)实(shí)验(yàn)。

We plan to do a chemistry experiment in the lab tomorrow.

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实
shí

real; true

验
yàn

to examine; to test

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