试验 shìyàn experiment
experiment; test; to experiment; experimental
How to remember 试验: 试 try + 验 examine = experiment.
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How it is used
- An experiment / test / trial - 做试验 (zuò shìyàn) run an experiment, 试验田 experimental field.
- Testing something out under controlled conditions, often practical/engineering; near 实验 (shíyàn), which leans scientific-lab.
- Both noun and verb; measure word 次/个.
Example sentences
- 这位老师用试验论证了这个想法。 Zhèwèi lǎoshī yòng shìyàn lùnzhèng le zhège xiǎngfǎ.The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.