"Experience" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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经验 jīng yàn experience / to experience
经历 jīng lì experience / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4] / to experience / to go through
感受 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience
遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience
体会 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience
见识 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
历经 lì jīng to experience / to go through
阅历 yuè lì to experience / experience
资历 zī lì qualifications / experience / seniority
领教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste
历练 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced
体悟 tǐ wù to experience / to realize / to comprehend
体察 tǐ chá to experience / to observe
体 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)
更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
历 lì to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history
涉 shè (literary) to wade across a body of water / (bound form) to experience / to undergo / to be involved / to concern
阅 yuè to inspect / to review / to read / to peruse / to go through / to experience
涉历 shè lì to experience
体验 tǐ yàn to experience for oneself
心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
备受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad)
经验丰富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience
身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history
见闻 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
颠簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience
海归 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
似曾相识 sì céng xiāng shí déjà / vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted
狭隘 xiá ài narrow / tight / narrow minded / lacking in experience
取经 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience
积淀 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods / fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom
亲历 qīn lì personal experience
历险 lì xiǎn to experience adventures
驾轻就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
下坠 xià zhuì (of objects) to fall / to drop / to droop / (medicine) to experience tenesmus
有惊无险 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap
现身说法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
涉世 shè shì to see the world / to go out into society / to gain experience
长见识 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience
痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience
蹲点 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap
饱尝 bǎo cháng to enjoy fully / to experience to the full over a long period
井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
老气横秋 lǎo qì héng qiū old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
教龄 jiào líng years of teaching experience / teaching experience
传经 chuán jīng to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience
开荤 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet / (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience
白面书生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears
传帮带 chuán bāng dài to pass on experience (to the next generation)
有识之士 yǒu shí zhī shì a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
识途老马 shí tú lǎo mǎ lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) / fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
走好运 zǒu hǎo yùn to experience good luck
龄 líng age / length of experience, membership etc
身临其境 shēn lín qí jìng (idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
先睹为快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài joy of first experience (idiom) / the pleasure of reading sth for the first time
不经一事不长一智 bù jīng yī shì bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practice / wisdom comes from experience
不经一事 bù jīng yī shì You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience
戎马生涯 róng mǎ shēng yá army life (idiom) / the experience of war
满腹经纶 mǎn fù jīng lún full of political wisdom (idiom) / politically astute / with encyclopedic experience of state policy
识见 shí jiàn knowledge and experience
上山下乡 shàng shān xià xiāng to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) / forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
不经一事，不长一智 bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / wisdom only comes with experience
人精 rén jīng sophisticate / man with extensive experience / child prodigy / Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child) / spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 / of TCM)
冷煖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
前事不忘，后事之师 qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom) / benefit from past experience
尝尽心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
学乖 xué guāi to learn from experience (coll.)
年友 nián yǒu member of a group who have gone through some experience in the same year
年谊 nián yì camaraderie between persons who have gone through some experience in the same year
年资 nián zī age and experience / seniority
行状 xíng zhuàng (literary) brief obituary / one's past experience / one's past record / Taiwan pr. [xing4 zhuang4]
行万里路，读万卷书 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juǎn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
见闻有限 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
语冰 yǔ bīng to have limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
识度 shí dù knowledge and experience
超经验 chāo jīng yàn extra-empirical / outside one's experience
过去经验 guò qu jīng yàn past experience
灵魂出窍 líng hún chū qiào out-of-body experience
驾龄 jià líng length of experience as a driver
实地经验  field experience
参观者感受馆  visitors' experience pavilion
亚洲及太平洋科技信息和经验交流区域网  Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific
国际技术学生交换协会  International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
南南经验交流基金 nán nán jīng yàn jiāo liú jī jīn South-South Experience Exchange Facility
环境经验交流丛刊 huán jìng jīng yàn jiāo liú cóng kān Environmental Experience Exchange series
私有化比较经验特设工作组  Ad Hoc Working Group on Comparative Experience with Privatization
英联邦工业训练和经验交流方桉  Commonwealth Industrial Training and Experience Programme
人口政策经验国际交流专家组会议  Expert Group Meeting on the International Transmission of Population Policy Experience
大型音乐会  the Great Music Experience
用户体验 yòng hù tǐ yàn user experience
核能发电经验会议  Conference on Nuclear Power Experience
加勒比科技信息和经验交流区域网  Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in the Caribbean
东亚和东南亚增长经验区域讨论会  Regional Seminar on East / South-East Asian Growth Experience
国际校际交流计划  International School-to-School Experience
如人饮水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
咸鱼翻身 xián yú fān shēn lit. the salted fish turns over (idiom) / fig. to experience a reversal of fortune
行万里路，读万卷书 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom) / Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
花钱受气 huā qián shòu qì (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer / to encounter poor service
久经 jiǔ jīng to have long experience of / to go through repeatedly
与共 yǔ gòng to experience together with sb
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