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经验

jīng yàn

experience

Usage note

经验是用来分享和积累的知识。在日常生活中,我们可以从经历中学习新事物。

jīng yàn shì yòng lái fān zhāng hé jiǎ lěi de zhī shí 。 zài rì cháng shēn qíng zhōng , wǒ men kě yǐ cóng jīng历中 xué xí xīn shì wù 。

Experience is knowledge gained and shared. In daily life, we can learn new things from our experiences.

Context note

经验常见于讲述个人经历或分享知识的情境。比如,父母会告诉孩子如何安全地过马路的经验

jīng yàn cháng jiàn yú shùn lǎo gè rén jīng lì huò xiāng fā zhī zhī shí wèn de qíng jìng 。 bǐ rú , fù mǔ huì sù shuō hái zi rúhé ān quán dé guò mǎ luò de jīng yàn 。

Experience is commonly found in contexts where personal experiences or knowledge sharing are discussed. For example, parents might share their experience of how to safely cross the road with children.

5 examples

我有过很多旅行的经验
wǒ yǒu guò hěn duō lǚ xíng de jīng yàn。
I have a lot of travel experience.
他从失败中积累了经验
tā cóng shī bài zhōng jī lěi le jīng yàn。
He gained experience from his failures.
分享你的经验可以帮助别人。
fēn xiǎng nǐ de jīng yàn kě yǐ bāng zhù bié rén。
Sharing your experience can help others.
这次经历让我有了新的经验
zhè cì jīng lì ràng wǒ yǒu le xīn de jīng yàn。
This experience gave me a new lesson.
他总是从工作中积累经验
tā zǒng shì cóng gōng zuò zhōng jī lěi jīng yàn。
He always gains experience from his work.

5 mini stories

妈妈告诉我,骑自行车的经验很重要。
mā ma gào sù wǒ, qí zì xíng chē de jīng yàn hěn zhòng yào。
Mom told me that riding a bicycle is important.
爸爸说他从旅行中得到了很多经验
bà ba shuō tā cóng lǚ xíng zhōng dé dào le hěn duō jīng yàn。
Dad said he gained a lot of experience from his travels.
老师教我们如何积累学习的经验
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men rú hé jī lěi xué xí de jīng yàn。
The teacher taught us how to gain learning experience.
我从错误中学会了经验
wǒ cóng cuò wù zhōng xué huì le jīng yàn。
I learned experience from my mistakes.
他分享了他的工作经验,帮助我们更好地理解工作。
tā fēn xiǎng le tā de gōng zuò jīng yàn, bāng zhù wǒ men gèng hǎo dì lǐ jiě gōng zuò。
He shared his work experience, helping us better understand the job.

Mini dialogue

学骑车

A
你骑自行车真厉害!有什么经验可以分享吗?
Nǐ qí zìxíngchē zhēn lìhài! Yǒu shénme jīngyàn kěyǐ fēnxiǎng ma?
You're so good at riding a bike! Do you have any experience to share?
B
我的经验是眼睛看前方,不要怕摔倒。
Wǒ de jīngyàn shì yǎnjīng kàn qiánfāng, bùyào pà shuāidǎo.
My experience is to look ahead and not be afraid of falling.

养宠物

A
妈妈,养小猫需要经验吗?
Māma, yǎng xiǎo māo xūyào jīngyàn ma?
Mom, does raising a kitten need experience?
B
需要一点经验,但我们可以一起学习怎么照顾它。
Xūyào yīdiǎn jīngyàn, dàn wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ xuéxí zěnme zhàogù tā.
It needs a little experience, but we can learn how to take care of it together.

Related words and contrasts

related
经历
jīng lì
to experience; experience (events)

经历 focuses on events lived through; 经验 is knowledge gained.

related
教训
jiào xùn
lesson (learned from a mistake)

A lesson learned, often from a bad experience.

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