📖 Words B1

경험

gyeongheom

experience

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What it means

경험 means experience — particularly lived, first-hand encounters that teach you something. Often used when discussing personal growth and life lessons.

Nuance & when to use

경험 is lived experience. For professional/work experience in a resume context, use 경력 (gyeongnyeok). 경험이 있어요? often means have you done this before?

⚠ Common mistake

In a job interview, use 경력 for professional background, not 경험. Using 경험 in that context might sound too casual or imprecise.

Example sentences

그 경험은 제 인생에서 중요한 전환점이었어요. Geu gyeongheom-eun je insaengeseo jungyohan jeonhwanjeomiyeosseoyo. That experience was an important turning point in my life.
해외에서 사는 경험을 해 보고 싶어요. Haeoe-eseo saneun gyeongheomeul hae bogo sipeoyo. I want to try the experience of living abroad.
경험이 쌓이면 더 자신감이 생겨요. Gyeongheomi ssaigimyeon deo jasinga-mi saenggyeoyo. As you accumulate experience, you gain more confidence.
그 실패 경험이 지금의 저를 만들었어요. Geu silpae gyeongheomi jigeumui jeoreul mandeureosseoyo. That experience of failure shaped who I am today.

See also

경력 체험 겪다 배우다
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FAQ

When is this used?

경험 is lived experience. For professional/work experience in a resume context, use 경력 (gyeongnyeok). 경험이 있어요? often means have you done this before?

What's a common mistake?

In a job interview, use 경력 for professional background, not 경험. Using 경험 in that context might sound too casual or imprecise.

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