实验

實驗

shíyàn

noun HSK 3 #2,268

Measure Word

一次实验 cì

Meanings

1 experiment; test
2 to experiment

Characters

to examine; to test; to verify

实 (real/actual) + 验 (test) = a test done in reality, i.e., experiment

Examples

他在做化学实验。

Tā zài zuò huàxué shíyàn.

He is doing a chemistry experiment.

实验结果出来了。

Shíyàn jiéguǒ chūlái le.

The experiment results are out.

这个实验很成功。

Zhège shíyàn hěn chénggōng.

This experiment was very successful.

Tips

usage

做实验 (zuò shíyàn) = to do an experiment. Common compounds: 实验室 (laboratory), 实验报告 (lab report).

Stroke Order

实 shí

验 yàn