久经考验

Traditional form:

久經考驗

Pinyin (reading):

jiǔjīngkǎoyàn

Definitions:

• well tested over a long period of time (idiom)
• seasoned

Characters:

• 久 - long ago; a long time
• 经 - the classics; to experience, to undergo
• 考 - to test, to investigate, to examine
• 验 - to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

Traditional characters:

• 久 - long ago; a long time
• 經 - the classics; to experience, to undergo
• 考 - to test, to investigate, to examine
• 驗 - to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify