How do you say "laboratory" in Chinese?

实验室

shí yàn shì

Noun Hanzi

In Chinese, "laboratory" is 实验室 (shí yàn shì).

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Pronunciation

Say it as "shí yàn shì" — second tone, then fourth tone, then fourth tone — rising sharply, the way your voice lifts when you ask "what?"; then the next syllable is snapping downward fast.

Writing and usage

实验室 is written using hanzi. It's a noun, part of the vocabulary taught in the Noun Town language learning game.

Example sentence

他们在实验室里做了实验。

tā men zài shí yàn shì lǐ zuò le shí yàn 。

They ran the experiment in the laboratory.

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How to remember 实验室

Imagine the exact scene of when they ran the experiment in the laboratory the moment you hear "shí yàn shì".

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Questions about 实验室

How do you pronounce 实验室?

Say it as "shí yàn shì" — second tone, then fourth tone, then fourth tone — rising sharply, the way your voice lifts when you ask "what?"; then the next syllable is snapping downward fast.

Is 实验室 formal or casual?

实验室 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is 实验室 used in Chinese?

实验室 is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: 他们在实验室里做了实验。 (They ran the experiment in the laboratory.).

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