經驗

See also: 経験 and 经验

Chinese

		classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture	to examine; to test; to check
trad. (經驗)		經	驗
simp. (经验)		经	验

Etymology

Attestable in Classical Chinese. Popularised from Japanese 經驗(けいけん) (keiken).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngyàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ging¹ jim⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gen¹ ngiam⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-ngiam
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng-giām

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêng¹ ngiam⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingyàn
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-yen⁴
  - Yale: jīng-yàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingyann
  - Palladius: цзинъянь (czinʺjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    經驗 / 经验
    驚豔 / 惊艳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ging¹ jim⁶
  - Yale: gīng yihm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ jim⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ yim⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːm²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gen¹ ngiam⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ken³³ ᵑɡiam³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-ngiam
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin^ˊ ngiam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ ngiam⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯am⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-giām
  - Tâi-lô: king-giām
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenggiam
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiam³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiam²²/
  - IPA (Singapore): /keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiam²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ ɡiam⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêng¹ ngiam⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: keng ngiām
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³³⁻²³ ŋiam¹¹/

Noun

經驗

(countable, uncountable) experience (Classifier: 個／个; 條／条)
豐富的經驗／丰富的经验 ― fēngfù de jīngyàn ― extensive experience

丟人經驗／丢人经验 ― diūrén jīngyàn ― embarrassing experience

實際經驗／实际经验 ― shíjì jīngyàn ― practical experience

值得借鑑的經驗／值得借鉴的经验 ― zhídé jièjiàn de jīngyàn ― experiences worth learning from

楓橋經驗／枫桥经验 ― fēngqiáo jīngyàn ― Fengqiao Experience (a method from the Cultural Revolution for using massed groups of citizens to monitor and reform those who are labeled as “class enemies”)

你之前的工作經驗 [MSC, trad.]
你之前的工作经验 [MSC, simp.]
nǐ zhīqián de gōngzuò jīngyàn [Pinyin]
your previous job experience

Verb

經驗

to go through; to experience; to undergo

Synonyms

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履歷 / 履历 (lǚlì) (literary)
涉歷 / 涉历 (shèlì) (literary)
經歷 / 经历 (jīnglì)
親自經受 / 亲自经受 (qīnzì jīngshòu)
閱 / 阅 (yuè) (literary, or in compounds)
閱歷 / 阅历 (yuèlì)

Adjective

經驗

(attributive) empirical
經驗科學／经验科学 ― jīngyàn kēxué ― empirical science

經驗證據／经验证据 ― jīngyàn zhèngjù ― empirical evidence

Derived terms

直接經驗 / 直接经验 (zhíjiē jīngyàn)
經驗主義 / 经验主义 (jīngyànzhǔyì)
經驗值 / 经验值 (jīngyànzhí)
經驗論 / 经验论 (jīngyànlùn)
間接經驗 / 间接经验 (jiànjiē jīngyàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (經驗):

→ Japanese: 経験(けいけん) (keiken)
→ Korean: 경험(經驗) (gyeongheom)
→ Vietnamese: kinh nghiệm (經驗)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
經	驗
けい Hyōgai	けん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 經驗 – see the following entry.

【経験けいけん】

[noun] experience (an experience or one's (overall) experience)

[verb] to experience

(This term, 經驗, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
經	驗

Noun

經驗 • (gyeongheom) (hangeul 경험)

hanja form^? of 경험 (“experience”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
經	驗

Noun

經驗

chữ Hán form of kinh nghiệm (“experience”).