How common it is
实验室 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say shí yàn shì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
这个词指进行科学实验或研究的专门房间或建筑。
Zhège cí zhǐ jìnxíng kēxué shíyàn huò yánjiū de zhuānmén fángjiān huò jiànzhú.
This word refers to a special room or building for conducting scientific experiments or research.
Context note
学校的实验室里有显微镜和试管，我们可以在那里做有趣的实验。
Xuéxiào de shíyàn shì lǐ yǒu xiǎnwēijìng hé shìguǎn, wǒmen kěyǐ zài nàlǐ zuò yǒuqù de shíyàn.
The school laboratory has microscopes and test tubes, where we can do fun experiments.
5 examples
我们在实验室里观察蝴蝶。
wǒ men zài shí yàn shì lǐ guān chá hú dié。
We observed butterflies in the laboratory.
实验室很干净。
shí yàn shì hěn gān jìng。
The laboratory is very clean.
他喜欢在实验室工作。
tā xǐ huan zài shí yàn shì gōng zuò。
He likes working in the laboratory.
实验室里有很多工具。
shí yàn shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō gōng jù。
There are many tools in the laboratory.
我们小心地进入实验室。
wǒ men xiǎo xīn dì jìn rù shí yàn shì。
We carefully entered the laboratory.
5 mini stories
小红在实验室里做实验。她用了显微镜。
xiǎo hóng zài shí yàn shì lǐ zuò shí yàn。 tā yòng le xiǎn wēi jìng。
Xiao Hong did an experiment in the laboratory. She used a microscope.
实验室的灯很亮。大家都很安静。
shí yàn shì de dēng hěn liàng。 dà jiā dōu hěn ān jìng。
The lights in the laboratory are very bright. Everyone is very quiet.
老师带我们参观实验室。我们看到了很多瓶子。
lǎo shī dài wǒ men cān guān shí yàn shì。 wǒ men kàn dào le hěn duō píng zi。
The teacher took us to visit the laboratory. We saw many bottles.
在实验室里，我们要戴护目镜。安全第一。
zài shí yàn shì lǐ， wǒ men yào dài hù mù jìng。 ān quán dì yī。
In the laboratory, we need to wear goggles. Safety first.
实验室的窗户很大。阳光照进来。
shí yàn shì de chuāng hù hěn dà。 yáng guāng zhào jìn lái。
The windows in the laboratory are big. Sunlight shines in.