经历jīng lìto experience; to go through
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.
to experience; to go throughverb
- 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?
How is 经历 used in a conversation?
- 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?
- Speaker B:
我经历过这件事。
Wǒ jīnglìguo zhè jiàn shì.
I have experienced this matter.
- Speaker A:
这是好的经历吗?
Zhè shì hǎo de jīnglì ma?
Is this a good experience?
- Speaker B:
这是一次好的经历。
Zhè shì yí cì hǎo de jīnglì.
This is a good experience.
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- 事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; businessHSK 2
- 工作gōng zuòto workHSK 1
- 生活shēng huóto liveHSK 3
- 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
- 以前yǐ qiánbeforeHSK 3
- 故事gù shinarrative; story; taleHSK 3
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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.