Chinese symbol for “experiment”
实验
shí yàn
Traditional: 實驗
experiment; test; 个 (gè),次 (cì); experimental
The closest CC-CEDICT match for experiment is 实验 (shí yàn), defined as: experiment; test; 个 (gè),次 (cì); experimental; to experiment.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “experiment”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 试验 (試驗) | shì yàn | experiment; test |
| 试 (試) | shì | to test; to try |
| 试错 (試錯) | shì cuò | trial and error (abbr. for 尝试错误法 (cháng shì cuò wù fǎ)); to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't) |
| 试做 (試做) | shì zuò | to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out; to experiment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 实验.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 实现 (實現) | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 实际 (實際) | shí jì | reality; practice |
| 确实 (確實) | què shí | indeed; really |
| 事实 (事實) | shì shí | fact; 个 (gè) |
| 经验 (經驗) | jīng yàn | experience; to go through; to experience |
| 体验 (體驗) | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
See also: Japanese symbol for “experiment”.
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