How to Say “Experiment” in Vietnamese

thí nghiệm
[tʰi˧˦ ŋiəm˧˨ʔ]
The English word "experiment" is thí nghiệm in Vietnamese.
thí nghiệm refers to a test performed under controlled conditions. If you want to say "to conduct an experiment" or "to do an experiment", use the phrase làm thí nghiệm.
Meaning: test under controlled conditions (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The term thí nghiệm is composed of two parts: thí, which carries the sense of testing or trying something out and nghiệm, which carries the sense of verifying or examining a result.

Did you know?

  • Because thí nghiệm is a Sino-Vietnamese word, it shares the same Chinese characters as the word for 'experiment' in Japanese and Korean.
  • While thí nghiệm is used for scientific research, the word thử in the synonym thử nghiệm can also mean 'to try on' clothing in a shop.
  • In Vietnamese, thí can also relate to the concept of 'sacrificing' or 'giving up' in certain historical or religious contexts.

Examples in context

  • Thí nghiệm được đánh giá là thành công.
    The experiment proved to be successful.
    This sentence shows how to describe a successful thí nghiệm.
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  • Một thử nghiệm khoa học đã được tiến hành để kiểm tra lý thuyết này.
    A scientific experiment has been conducted to test this theory.
  • Hãy thử pha trộn các thành phần này để xem kết quả như thế nào.
    Let's experiment by mixing these ingredients and see the result.
  • Chúng tôi cần thực hiện thêm một thí nghiệm.
    We need to perform one more experiment.
  • Kết quả của thí nghiệm này rất bất ngờ.
    The result of this experiment is very unexpected.

Example conversation

Hùng and Chi are discussing a scientific project at a lab.

  1. Hùng

    Chi ơi, thí nghiệm của mình đã xong chưa?
    Chi, is our experiment finished yet?
  2. Chi

    Em vừa mới hoàn thành xong ạ.
    I have just finished it.
  3. Hùng

    Tốt lắm, hãy kiểm tra lại các số liệu nhé.
    Very good, please check the data again.
  4. Chi

    Vâng, em sẽ làm ngay.
    Yes, I will do it right away.

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