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经验 vs 经历

经验 is banked know-how (工作的经验); 经历 is what you lived through — and the verb "to undergo" (经历了很多变化).

经验 經驗
jīngyàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˋ
experience; to go through; to experience
他们还年轻,但他们有经验。
They're young, but they have experience.
经历 經歷
jīnglì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ
to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段,次)
他一生中经历过很多东西。
He had various experiences in his life.
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