验 (yàn): to test, to verify
验 (yàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to test, to verify.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (semantic) and 佥 (phonetic). It ranks #534 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 验 horse. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 驶 (shǐ, (of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast).
Definitions
- to test, to verify
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 验
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 实验室noun | shí yàn shì | laboratory | 5 |
| 经验noun | jīng yàn | experience | 4 |
| 实验verb/noun | shí yàn | experiment | 5 |
| 试验verb | shì yàn | experiment | 5 |
| 体验verb | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself | 5 |
| 检验verb | jiǎn yàn | to inspect | 6 |
| 验证verb | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test |
| 验尸 | yàn shī | autopsy |
| 测验 | cè yàn | test |
| 化验 | huà yàn | chemical examination |
| 验血 | yàn xiě | to do a blood test |
| 应验 | yìng yàn | to come true |
| 灵验 | líng yàn | efficacious |
| 民意测验 | mín yì cè yàn | opinion poll |
| 查验 | chá yàn | inspection |
| 验光 | yàn guāng | optometry |
| 验收 | yàn shōu | to inspect and accept |
| 验货 | yàn huò | inspection of goods |
| 试验场 | shì yàn chǎng | experimental station |
| 先验 | xiān yàn | (philosophy) a priori |
| 久经考验 | jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn | well tested over a long period of time (idiom) |
验 appears in 97 compound words: 28 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 验 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
产品需要经过严格检验，确保质量合格。
Chǎnpǐn xūyào jīngguò yángé jiǎnyàn, quèbǎo zhìliàng hégé.
Products need to undergo strict testing to ensure quality compliance.
... 科技、运动、生态为游客解锁多元游园新体验
. . . kē jì , yùn dòng , shēng tài wéi yóu kè jiě suǒ duō yuán yóu yuán xīn tǐ yàn
... Technology, sports, and ecology unlock a variety of new park experiences for tourists
...己上学”成最后身影!新北12岁女童坠楼相验 家属痛哭
. . . jǐ shàng xué chéng zuì hòu shēn yǐng ! xīn běi 1 2 suì nǚ tóng zhuì lóu xiāng yàn jiā shǔ tòng kū
... I have gone to school" has become the last figure! A 12-year-old girl in New Taipei City fell from a building and her family cried bitterly
...:家庭亲子游成主流 根祖文化激活年俗新体验
. . . : jiā tíng qīn zǐ yóu chéng zhǔ liú gēn zǔ wén huà jī huó nián sú xīn tǐ yàn
...: Family parent-child travel has become the mainstream, and the root ancestor culture activates a new experience of New Year's customs
...马洲7日5狗疑中毒亡 列虐畜跟进狗尸将化验
. . . mǎ zhōu 7 rì 5 gǒu yí zhōng dú wáng liè nüè chù gēn jìn gǒu shī jiāng huà yàn
... Ma Chau 7 days 5 dogs suspected of poisoning and death, listed animal cruelty follow-up dog corpses will be tested
春节不忘训练!侯友宜化身“一日骑警”,体验马术训练..
chūn jié bù wàng xùn liàn ! 侯 yǒu yí huā shēn yī rì qí jǐng , tī yàn mǎ shù xùn liàn . .
Spring Festival Training! HOU Youyi becomes a "one-day mounted police officer", experiencing equestrian training...
你有没有体验过虚拟实境？
Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu tǐyàn guo xūnǐshíjìng?
Have you ever tried virtual reality?
她完全不担心测验的分数。
Tā wánquán bù dānxīn cèyàn de fēnshù.
She is not in the least worried about her test scores.
我的建议源于我的经验。
Wǒ de jiànyì yuányú wǒ de jīngyàn.
My advice is predicated on my experience.
预言被实验结果推翻了。
Yùyán bèi shíyàn jiéguǒ tuīfān le.
The prediction was falsified by the result.
Character Family
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