经验 jīng yàn
“experience; to experience”
noun, verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 經驗
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
经验 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1398: 经验 jīngyàn — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 114
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 经验
经验 most often means the knowledge or skill you gain from doing something, not a single event; in everyday modern usage it is a noun (the verb sense "to experience" is literary and rare). It commonly appears with 有/没有, 很多/不少, 丰富, or before another noun as in 工作经验, 教学经验. A typical pattern is 在某方面有经验 or 经验很丰富.
例句Example sentences
- 他做了十年医生，经验很丰富。tā zuò le shí nián yī sheng, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.He has been a doctor for ten years and is very experienced.
- 这次打工让我有了不少工作经验。zhè cì dǎ gōng ràng wǒ yǒu le bù shǎo gōng zuò jīng yàn.This part-time job gave me a lot of work experience.
- 遇到问题时，多听听有经验的人的意见。yù dào wèn tí shí, duō tīng tīng yǒu jīng yàn de rén de yì jiàn.When you have a problem, listen more to the opinions of experienced people.
易混词Easily confused
经验vs经历
经验 is knowledge or skill gained from doing something; 经历 is an event or period someone has gone through.