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title: "Lijing Meaning: 历经 (lìjīng) Means “to go through”"
description: "历经 (traditional 歷經, lìjīng) means “to go through; to experience”. Hear its tones, see what 历 and 经 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lijing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 历经 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

历经 lìjīng

## to go through; to experience

## Its characters

1. 历 lì to go through
2. 经 jīng to pass through

## In a sentence

这座桥历经百年，依然很坚固。 This bridge has stood for a hundred years and is still solid.

[More about 历经](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%86%E7%BB%8F)

## More words with 历 or 经

- [财经 cáijīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caijing)
- [曾经 céngjīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cengjing)
- [经常 jīngcháng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingchang)
- [经典 jīngdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingdian)
- [经费 jīngfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingfei)
- [经过 jīngguò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingguo)
- [经济 jīngjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingji)
- [经历 jīnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingli)
- [经贸 jīngmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmao)
- [经验 jīngyàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingyan)

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