Chinese Conversation · Level 55
90 words
Chinese word
化验
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuà yàn
Meaning
- verbtest
Example
医生让我去医院化验血。yī shēng ràng wǒ qù yī yuàn huà yàn xuè
The doctor told me to go to the hospital to have my blood tested.
More examples
化验出阳性后，他很紧张。huà yàn chū yáng xìng hòu tā hěn jǐn zhāng
After his test came back positive, he was very nervous.
Core concept
A laboratory process that reveals what a body sample contains and whether it shows signs of disease.
Common phrases
化验出huà yàn chū
get test results
化验血huà yàn xuè
test blood
到医院化验dào yī yuàn huà yàn
go to the hospital for testing
Similar words
检查jiǎn chá: Checks a body or object by sight, touch, or equipment to learn about its condition.
测试cè shì: Tests a person's ability or an object's performance to measure how well it works.
检验jiǎn yàn: Performs tests to verify the quality, contents, or correctness of something.
检测jiǎn cè: Measures an amount or performance with equipment and records the result as a number.
Definition in Chinese
用化学方法或仪器对血液、尿液、组织等样本进行检验，以判断成分、性质或有无疾病。yòng huà xué fāng fǎ huò yí qì duì xuè yè niào yè zǔ zhī děng yàng běn jìn xíng jiǎn yàn yǐ pàn duàn chéng fèn xìng zhì huò yǒu wú jí bìng
Word origin
化验 (huàyàn, "test") combines 化 (huà, "chemical change") + 验 (yàn, "test"), pointing to testing a sample through chemical methods.
Usage tips
- Chinese places the sample directly after this verb, while English often says have a sample tested or get blood work, so a direct word-for-word translation can sound unnatural.
Other meanings
- lab testnoun
- analyzeverb
Related words
- 化验报告huà yàn bào gàotest reportnoun
- 化验室huà yàn shìlaboratorynoun