经验 (jīngyàn) — experience

经验 (jīngyàn)

经验 refers to knowledge, skill, or insight gained through direct participation or practice over time. It emphasises practical, lived experience rather than theoretical knowledge.

Meanings

1. [noun] experience; practical knowledge; know-how gained through practice

Example Sentences

这位老师有二十年的课堂教学经验，深受学生喜爱。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī yǒu èrshí nián de kètáng jiāoxué jīngyàn, shēn shòu xuéshēng xǐài. This teacher has twenty years of classroom teaching experience and is deeply loved by students.

失败也是一种宝贵的经验，能让我们从中学到教训。 Shībài yě shì yī zhǒng bǎoguì de jīngyàn, néng ràng wǒmen cóng zhōng xuédào jiàoxùn. Failure is also a valuable experience from which we can learn lessons.

这家公司在国际市场缺乏经验，需要寻找有丰富经验的合作伙伴。 Zhè jiā gōngsī zài guójì shìchǎng quēfá jīngyàn, xūyào xúnzhǎo yǒu fēngfù jīngyàn de hézuò huǒbàn. This company lacks experience in international markets and needs to find a partner with extensive experience.

积累丰富的工作经验对于职业发展至关重要。 Jīlěi fēngfù de gōngzuò jīngyàn duìyú zhíyè fāzhǎn zhìguān zhòngyào. Accumulating rich work experience is crucial for career development.

他把自己多年的创业经验写成了一本书，帮助了无数创业者。 Tā bǎ zìjǐ duō nián de chuàngyè jīngyàn xiěchéngle yī běn shū, bāngzhùle wúshù chuàngyè zhě. He turned his many years of entrepreneurial experience into a book, which has helped countless entrepreneurs.

交流各国的管理经验有助于推动全球治理体系的改善。 Jiāoliú gè guó de guǎnlǐ jīngyàn yǒuzhù yú tuīdòng quánqiú zhìlǐ tǐxì de gǎishàn. Exchanging management experience among countries helps to improve the global governance system.

Collocations

Usage Notes

经验 specifically refers to knowledge gained through personal practice or lived events, as opposed to 知识 (knowledge from study or books) and 技能 (skills, specific abilities). The phrase 有……经验 (to have experience in ...) and 缺乏经验 (to lack experience) are standard patterns.

经验丰富 (experience-rich; experienced) is a common predicate adjective. Note that 经验 cannot directly precede another noun without 的: 丰富的经验 (rich experience) not *丰富经验 alone as a modifier.

Memory Hook

经 (pass through) + 验 (test/verify) -- what you have passed through and had tested; the knowledge verified by actually going through it.