经历 jīnglì undergo
undergo; to experience
How to remember 经历: 经 go through + 历 experience = undergo.
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How it is used
- To go through / experience an event - 经历了很多困难 (jīnglìle hěn duō kùnnan) went through many hardships; also a noun 'experience(s) lived' - 一段特别的经历 (yí duàn tèbié de jīnglì) a special experience.
- Contrast 经验 (jīngyàn, experience as accumulated know-how): 经历 is the events you've lived through; 经验 is the lessons/skill you took from them.
- You 经历 hardships but gain 经验 from them.
Example sentences
- 他的工作经历很丰富。 Tā de gōngzuò jīnglì hěn fēngfù.He has a wealth of work experience.
- 他有许多不愉快的经历。 Tā yǒu xǔduō bù yúkuài de jīnglì.He's had many unhappy experiences.
- 我父母那一代经历过战争。 Wǒ fùmǔ nà yídài jīnglì guò zhànzhēng.My parents' generation went through the war.