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HSK 3Word · Verb · NounTraditional實驗

experiment; experimental work

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Meanings

2 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to experiment; to test; to conduct an experiment

neutral

Used in scientific, academic, and technical contexts.

Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zài在
shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
shí实
yàn验
xīn新
yào药
wù物
 。

Scientists are experimenting with new drugs in the laboratory.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
shí实
yàn验
jǐ几
cì次
cái才
néng能
què确
dìng定
jié结
guǒ果
 。

We need to run several experiments to confirm the results.

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Zhè这
ge个
lǐ理
lùn论
shàng尚
wèi未
jīng经
guò过
shí实
yàn验
yàn验
zhèng证
 。

This theory has not yet been verified by experiment.

Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
xué学
sheng生
zì自
jǐ己
dòng动
shǒu手
shí实
yàn验
 。

The teacher let the students conduct experiments by themselves.

2.

noun

experiment; experimental work

neutral

Refers to the activity or process of experimenting.

Zhè这
ge个
kē科
xué学
shí实
yàn验
qǔ取
dé得
le了
tū突
pò破
xìng性
jìn进
zhǎn展
 。

This scientific experiment has achieved a breakthrough.

Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
jìn进
xíng行
yī一
xiàng项
zhòng重
yào要
de的
wù物
lǐ理
shí实
yàn验
 。

He is conducting an important physics experiment.

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Wǒ我
men们
xià下
wǔ午
yào要
qù去
shí实
yàn验
shì室
zuò做
shí实
yàn验
 。

We are going to the lab to do experiments this afternoon.

Shí实
yàn验
de的
jié结
guǒ果
lìng令
rén人
shī失
wàng望
 。

The result of the experiment was disappointing.