Chinese word

经历

Pronunciation

Pinyinjīng lì

Meaning

  • verbgo through

Example

我经历过很多困难。wǒ jīng lì guò hěn duō kùn nán

I have gone through many difficulties.

Illustration for 经历 (go through)

More examples

她经历过文化差异。tā jīng lì guò wén huà chā yì

She has experienced cultural differences.

Core concept

A person moves through an event or process firsthand and carries that lived passage forward.

Common phrases

  • 经历过jīng lì guò

    have experienced

  • 经历困难jīng lì kùn nán

    experience difficulties

Similar words

遇到yù dào: Come across a person, event, or problem by chance.
经过jīng guò: Move through a place, stretch of time, or step in a process.
感受gǎn shòu: Sense the effects of an event or outside stimulus in the mind or body.

Definition in Chinese

亲自遭遇并承受某一事件或过程，强调实际经历而非间接听闻。qīn zì zāo yù bìng chéng shòu mǒu yí shì jiàn huò guò chéng qiáng diào shí jì jīng lì ér fēi jiàn jiē tīng wén

Word origin

经历 (jīnglì, "go through; experience") combines 经 (jīng, "pass through") with 历 (lì, "pass through stages or time"), so the word pictures experience as a course a person travels through.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 经历 (jīnglì, "go through; experience") commonly takes an event, period, or change as its object, making it a natural way to describe a person's own past in detail.

Other meanings

  • experiencenoun

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