Writing
试验 (shì yàn) — how to say "experiment" in Chinese
试验
Experiment, test
verb
Character composition
试
to try, to test
验
to check, to test
Radicals / Keys
馬
Horse
#187 · mǎ · 10 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
科学试验
kē xué shì yàn
scientific experiment
试验结果
shì yàn jié guǒ
experimental result
进行试验
jìn xíng shì yàn
conduct an experiment
Examples
科学家们正在实验室里做重要试验。
Scientists are conducting an important experiment in the laboratory.
这是新试验。
This is a new experiment.
Frequently asked questions
Experiment meaning in Chinese
"experiment" in Chinese is 试验 (shì yàn).
试验 meaning in English
试验 (shì yàn) means "Experiment, test".
How is 试验 pronounced?
It is pronounced shì yàn (written as shi yan, shiyan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "experiment" in Chinese characters?
It is written 试验: 试 has 8 strokes, 验 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 试验?
试验 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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