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試
Mandarin: shi4
Definitions
  1. 1 [1] [v] test; try; experiment; [n] trial; test [2] [v] use [3] [v] examine; examination [4] [v] sound out; put up a trial balloon [5] [v] compare [6] a Chinese family name
Other Readings
試
to try; to attempt; to test
試
trial | # adapted from cc-cedict | to test | examination | to sound out | to try
Words containing 試
試題
examination question, aptitude test question
考試
[n] examination; test [v] sit for an examination; take an examination
試音
audition
試驗
experiment; test; experimental
試探
to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
口試
oral test , oral examination
牛刀小試
her great talent or skill | (idiom) a master just shows off a little bit his
路試
road test (driving part of a driving test)
試酒
wine tasting; to taste/test wine
大氣層核試驗
atmospheric nuclear test
香港中學文憑考試
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination
電移位切試驗
electrophoretic mobility shift assay
甄試
entrance exam (for university in Taiwan)
漢語水平測試
Chinese Language Proficiency Test (more commonly 漢語水平考試)
嘗試
to try; to attempt
小試牛刀
show a little bit of one's great skill
試電筆
voltage tester (screwdriver)
入學考試
entrance examination
試試
"give it a try" (short form of "試一試" with the deleted syllable "一". The
試鐘
[[to learn the trade of a prostitute, to get "broken in" as a prostitute]] to le
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