实验 (shí yàn) — (noun) experiment; test; (verb) to experiment; to test
Definition
实验 is a formal/scientific 'experiment' — a planned test in a lab or research context, more rigorous than the everyday 试 ('to try'). As a verb it means 'to experiment on' something; contrast with 试验, which emphasizes trial-testing a method or policy.
noun
experimenttest
verb
to experimentto test
Measure word · 个, 次
Examples
- 实验。Zhè ge shí yàn de jié guǒ fēi cháng zhǔn què.The result of this experiment is very accurate.
- 实验。Tā men zhèng zài shí yàn yì zhǒng xīn fāng fǎ.They are experimenting with a new method.
- 实验。Wǒ men zuò le sān cì shí yàn cái chéng gōng.We did three experiments before succeeding.
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