更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 经历 經歷 jīng lì to experience / to go through / experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4]) syn 感受 gǎn shòu to sense / perception / to feel (through the senses) / to experience / a feeling / an impression / an experience syn 经验 經驗 jīng yàn experience / to experience syn 体 體 tǐ body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics) syn 教训 教訓 jiào xun to provide guidance / to lecture sb / to upbraid / a talking-to / a bitter lesson / CL:番[fan1],頓|顿[dun4] syn 新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 体验 體驗 tǐ yàn to experience for oneself syn 见识 見識 jiàn shi to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight syn 体会 體會 tǐ huì to know from experience / to learn through experience / to realize / understanding / experience syn 老兵 lǎo bīng old soldier / veteran / veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain) syn 备受 備受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad) syn 释怀 釋懷 shì huái to get over (a traumatic experience, misgivings etc) syn 历险 歷險 lì xiǎn to experience adventures 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 似曾相识 似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) / seemingly familiar / apparently already acquainted 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 断电 斷電 duàn diàn to experience a power outage / to have a power failure 资历 資歷 zī lì qualifications / experience / seniority syn 历经 歷經 lì jīng to experience / to go through syn 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times syn 身世 shēn shì one's life experience / one's lot / one's past history syn 领教 領教 lǐng jiào much obliged / thank you / to ask advice / (ironically or humorously) to experience / to taste 冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter / painful / deeply distressed syn 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent / pained / agonized syn 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 苦果 kǔ guǒ lit. bitter fruit / fig. painful consequence syn 心得 xīn dé what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) / knowledge / insight / understanding / tips / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 阅历 閱歷 yuè lì to experience / experience syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì (of objects) to fall / to drop / to droop / (medicine) to experience tenesmus 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 蹲点 蹲點 dūn diǎn (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience / (dialect) taking a crap syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 亲历 親歷 qīn lì to personally experience syn 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 现身说法 現身說法 xiàn shēn shuō fǎ to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 鏖战 鏖戰 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle syn 减员 減員 jiǎn yuán to reduce the number of personnel / to experience a reduction in the number of personnel syn 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 见闻 見聞 jiàn wén what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience syn 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 饱尝 飽嘗 bǎo cháng to enjoy fully / to experience to the full over a long period syn 临场 臨場 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc) syn 老气横秋 老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū old and decrepit / proud of one's age and experience (idiom) syn 切肤之痛 切膚之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng keenly felt pain / bitter anguish syn 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 积淀 積澱 jī diàn deposits accumulated over long periods / fig. valuable experience, accumulated wisdom syn 痛定思痛 tòng dìng sī tòng to think of the pain when the pain is gone (idiom) / to ponder about a painful experience syn 体察 體察 tǐ chá to experience / to observe syn 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced / with ample experience 海归 海歸 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas 历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience / experience / practiced / experienced 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 有惊无险 有驚無險 yǒu jīng wú xiǎn to be more scared than hurt (idiom) / to get through a daunting experience without mishap syn 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 体悟 體悟 tǐ wù to experience / to realize / to comprehend syn 怨毒 yuàn dú bitter resentment / rancor 涉世 shè shì to see the world / to go out into society / to gain experience syn 长见识 長見識 zhǎng jiàn shi to gain knowledge and experience 教龄 教齡 jiào líng years of teaching experience / teaching experience 传经 傳經 chuán jīng to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience 开荤 開葷 kāi hūn to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet / (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears syn 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 历 歷 lì to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history syn 龄 齡 líng age / length of experience, membership etc syn 涉 shè (literary) to wade across a body of water / (bound form) to experience / to undergo / to be involved / to concern syn 身临其境 身臨其境 shēn lín qí jìng (idiom) to experience it for oneself / to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc) syn 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 阅 閱 yuè to inspect / to review / to read / to peruse / to go through / to experience syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn 枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM) 苦菜花 kǔ cài huā Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2ying1], made into a film in 1965 传帮带 傳幫帶 chuán bāng dài to pass on experience (to the next generation) 有识之士 有識之士 yǒu shí zhī shì a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) syn 识途老马 識途老馬 shí tú lǎo mǎ lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) / fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague syn 