试 shì

test, try, experiment

HSK 2 #643

DEFINITIONS

  • test, try, experiment
  • to test
  • to try
  • experiment
  • examination
  • test

STROKES

试 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

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