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验

yàn · yan

Traditional 驗 / 騐

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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yàn 驗

  1. to examine
  2. to test
  3. to check

yàn 騐

  1. variant of 驗 / 验 (yàn)
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Ticket check at the gate

  1. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)的(de)工作人员(gōngzuòrényuán)要(yào)验(yàn)票(piào)，你的(nǐde)票(piào)呢(ne)？

    The staff at the gate will check tickets. Where is your ticket?

  2. Dengdeng

    票(piào)在(zài)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)找找(zhǎozhǎo)。

    The ticket is in my phone, let me look.

  3. Liangliang

    快点(kuàidiǎn)，他(tā)要(yào)来(lái)验(yàn)票(piào)了(le)。

    Hurry, he is about to come and check tickets.

  4. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！咦(yí)，这(zhè)是(shì)去年(qùnián)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)票(piào)。

    Found it! Huh, this is last year's movie ticket.

  5. Liangliang

    先(xiān)验(yàn)我的(wǒde)吧(ba)，我的(wǒde)票(piào)是(shì)今天(jīntiān)的(de)。

    Check mine first. My ticket is for today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)票(piào)交(jiāo)给(gěi)门(mén)口(kǒu)的(de)人(rén)验(yàn)一(yí)下(xià)。

Please hand the ticket to the person at the door to check.

02

这(zhè)批(pī)货(huò)要(yào)验(yàn)过(guò)才(cái)能(néng)入(rù)库(kù)。

This batch of goods must be inspected before being put into storage.

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