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试验

shì yàn · shi yan

Traditional 試驗

HSK 3Old HSK 6Measure words: 次 cì, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. experiment
  2. test
  3. to experiment
  4. experimental
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In a conversation

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The bread experiment

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)试验(shìyàn)？

    What experiment are you doing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)试验(shìyàn)面包(miànbāo)放(fàng)多久(duōjiǔ)会(huì)变硬(biànyìng)。

    I'm testing how long it takes for bread to harden.

  3. Liangliang

    结果(jiéguǒ)呢(ne)？

    And the result?

  4. Dengdeng

    三天(sāntiān)后(hòu)，它(tā)变(biàn)成(chéng)了(le)石头(shítou)。

    After three days it turned into a rock.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)试验(shìyàn)成功(chénggōng)了(le)。

    So the experiment succeeded.

  6. Dengdeng

    成功(chénggōng)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)的(de)早饭(zǎofàn)没(méi)了(le)。

    Yes, but my breakfast is gone.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)位(wèi)老(lǎo)师(shī)用(yòng)试(shì)验(yàn)论(lùn)证(zhèng)了(le)这(zhè)个(ge)想(xiǎng)法(fǎ)。

The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)正(zhèng)在(zài)试(shì)验(yàn)一(yì)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)的(de)治(zhì)疗(liáo)方(fāng)法(fǎ)。

Scientists are testing a new treatment method.

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试
shì

to test; to try

验
yàn

to examine; to test

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