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经验

jīng yàn · jing yan

Traditional 經驗

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. experience
  2. to experience
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First time making dumplings

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)包(bāo)饺子(jiǎozi)的(de)经验(jīngyàn)吗(ma)？

    Do you have experience making dumplings?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)看(kàn)过(guò)很多(hěnduō)视频(shìpín)。

    No, but I have watched many videos.

  3. Liangliang

    看(kàn)视频(shìpín)不(bù)算(suàn)经验(jīngyàn)，包(bāo)才(cái)算(suàn)。

    Watching videos is not experience. Doing the wrapping is.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)经验(jīngyàn)吗(ma)？

    Then do you have experience?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我(wǒ)的(de)经验(jīngyàn)是(shì)：饺子(jiǎozi)别(bié)包(bāo)得(de)太(tài)大(dà)，锅(guō)放不下(fàngbuxià)。

    Yes. My experience says: do not wrap them too big, or they will not fit in the pot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)希(xī)望(wàng)应(yìng)聘(pìn)者(zhě)能(néng)有(yǒu)4年(nián)工(gōng)作(zuò)经(jīng)验(yàn)。

Ideally, a candidate for this job should have four years' work experience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by huangfen · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)刚(gāng)刚(gāng)大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)经(jīng)验(yàn)。

He is fresh from college, so he has no experience.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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经
jīng

classics; sacred book

验
yàn

to examine; to test

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