实验 shíyàn▶ Thí nghiệm; Thử nghiệm

Stroke order

实验 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 实 — 8 strokes
• 验 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. experiment
2. test
3. experimental
4. to experiment

Related words

• 事实Sự thật; Thực tế
• 体验kinh nghiệm
• 实习Thực tập
• 实现Sự nhận ra, sự thực hiện
• 实用Thực tế, thiết thực
• 实话Sự thật

实验 is pronounced shíyàn and means “Thí nghiệm; Thử nghiệm”. It is part of the HSK 5 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 实验 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.