shì

test, try, experiment

HSK 2 #643

DEFINITIONS

试 shì
  • to test
  • to try
  • experiment
  • examination
  • test

STROKES

WORDS

者 shòu shì zhě subject (in an experiment); participant (in a clinical trial etc)
以身法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ to challenge the law (idiom); to knowingly violate the law
bǐ shì written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
kǒu shì oral examination; oral test
huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
射 shì shè to test-fire; to conduct a missile test
验场 shì yàn chǎng experimental station
牛刀 xiǎo shì niú dāo to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
问 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask
管婴儿 shì guǎn yīng ér test tube baby
chū shì preliminary exam; qualifying exam; first try; preliminary testing
fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
用品 shì yòng pǐn prototype; trial product; test sample
行 shì xíng to try out; to test
飞员 shì fēi yuán test pilot
jiā shì to add material to an exam; supplementary exam
样 shì yàng style; type; model
验 hé shì yàn nuclear test
金石 shì jīn shí touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
yìng shì to take an exam
航 shì háng test flight (of aircraft); sea trial (of ship)
zhōng shì pilot-scale
全面禁止核验条约 quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn tiáo yuē Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
身手 chū shì shēn shǒu to have a try; to try one's hand; initial foray
及锋而 jí fēng ér shì lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak