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经历jīng lìto experience; to go through

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经历 (jīng lì) means "to experience" or "to go through," and as a noun it means "experience." 我经历过这件事 says I have experienced this matter. 我经历过三件事 says I have experienced three matters. 这是一次好的经历 says this is a good experience. 我的工作经历很好 says my work experience is very good. Each example uses one of those senses.

What does 经历 mean?

  1. 1.

    to experience; to go throughverb

  2. 2.

    experiencenoun

What do the characters in 经历 mean?

  • 经to undergo
  • 历to experience

How do you use 经历?

经历过 can say you have experienced something, and 一次经历 can name one experience.

Patterns

  • 经历 + 过 + Noun

    我经历过这件事。

    Wǒ jīnglìguo zhè jiàn shì.

    I have experienced this matter.

  • 一次 + 经历

    这是一次好的经历。

    Zhè shì yí cì hǎo de jīnglì.

    This is a good experience.

  • 工作 + 经历

    我的工作经历很好。

    Wǒ de gōngzuò jīnglì hěn hǎo.

    My work experience is very good.

What are some examples of 经历 in a sentence?

  1. 我经历过这件事。

    Wǒ jīnglìguo zhè jiàn shì.

    I have experienced this matter.

  2. 我经历过三件事。

    Wǒ jīnglìguo sān jiàn shì.

    I have experienced three matters.

  3. 这是一次好的经历。

    Zhè shì yí cì hǎo de jīnglì.

    This is a good experience.

  4. 我的工作经历很好。

    Wǒ de gōngzuò jīnglì hěn hǎo.

    My work experience is very good.

How is 经历 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    工作上有一件事。你经历过吗?

    Gōngzuò shàng yǒu yí jiàn shì. Nǐ jīnglìguo ma?

    There is a matter at work. Have you experienced it?

  2. Speaker B:

    我经历过这件事。

    Wǒ jīnglìguo zhè jiàn shì.

    I have experienced this matter.

  3. Speaker A:

    这是好的经历吗?

    Zhè shì hǎo de jīnglì ma?

    Is this a good experience?

  4. Speaker B:

    这是一次好的经历。

    Zhè shì yí cì hǎo de jīnglì.

    This is a good experience.

Can you use 经历 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___过这件事。(I have experienced this matter.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "This is a good experience"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我的工作___很好。(My work experience is very good.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.