阅历 (yuè lì) — (verb) to experience, to go through (life events, gaining insight); (noun) life experience, breadth of experience (especially from travel, work, or relationships)

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Examples

• 他年轻时阅历了很多国家，眼界很开阔。
  Tā nián qīng shí yuè lì le hěn duō guó jiā, yǎn jiè hěn kāi kuò.
  When he was young, he experienced many countries and has a broad perspective.
• 一个人的阅历往往比学历更重要。
  Yí gè rén de yuè lì wǎng wǎng bǐ xué lì gèng zhòng yào.
  A person's life experience is often more important than their academic credentials.
• 这本书的作者阅历丰富，写出来的故事很真实。
  Zhè běn shū de zuò zhě yuè lì fēng fù, xiě chū lái de gù shi hěn zhēn shí.
  The author of this book has rich life experience, so the stories he writes are very authentic.