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经历

jīng lì · jing li

Traditional 經歷

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 个 gè, 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. experience
  2. to experience
  3. to go through
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A goose on the road

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)有趣(yǒuqù)的(de)经历(jīnglì)。

    I had an interesting experience today.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)经历(jīnglì)？

    What experience?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)路上(lùshang)遇到(yùdào)一(yī)只(zhī)鹅(é)。我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)，它(tā)也(yě)跑(pǎo)。

    I met a goose on the road. I ran, and it ran too.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)真是(zhēnshi)特别(tèbié)的(de)经历(jīnglì)。

    That is a special experience.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。它(tā)现在(xiànzài)每天(měitiān)在(zài)公司(gōngsī)门口(ménkǒu)等(děng)我(wǒ)。

    Yes. Now it waits for me at the office door every day.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

和(hé)一(yì)只(zhī)恐(kǒng)龙(lóng)面(miàn)对(duì)面(miàn)是(shì)一(yí)段(duàn)有(yǒu)趣(qù)的(de)经(jīng)历(lì)。

Coming face to face with a dinosaur was a funny experience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Ricardo14 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

爱(ài)情(qíng)就(jiù)像(xiàng)麻(má)疹(zhěn)──一(yì)生(shēng)总(zǒng)要(yào)经(jīng)历(lì)一(yí)次(cì)。

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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经
jīng

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历
lì

calendar

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