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Meaning of 试

Pinyin shì

Radical

讠

Strokes

Definition

to test / to try / experiment / examination / test

Usage

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试 shì 动词 1. 按照预定的想法非正式地做：to do informally according to a predetermined idea - 试车 (try out a vehicle) - 试图 (attempt) - 试航 (test flight) - 试问 (try asking) - 尝试 (make an attempt) - 试金石 (the touchstone for testing) 2. 考，测验：to test, to examine - 试场 (examination place) - 试卷 (test paper) - 试题 (test questions) - 笔试 (written test) - 考试 (examination) - 口试 (oral examination) 3. 同本义 ([En.] use; try out) 例如: - 《说文》：试，用也。 (from "Shuowen" - to use) - 《虞书》：明试以功。 (from "Yushu" - clearly test based on merit) 4. 尝试 ([En.] try) 例如: - 《广雅》：试，尝也。 (from "Guangya" - to attempt) - 《孟子·梁惠王上》：我虽不敏，请尝试之。 (from "Mencius" - though I am dull, please let me try) 5. 初次使用 ([En.] first use) 例如: - 《聊斋志异·促织》：思试之斗以觇之。 (from "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" - planning to test) 6. 试验 ([En.] test) 例如: - 《诸葛亮《出师表》：试用于今日，先帝称之曰能。 (from "Zhuge Liang's Memorial on the Expedition" - testing the use today) 7. 考查;考试 ([En.] examination; examine) 例如: - 《清· 方苞《左忠毅公逸事》：及试吏呼名至史公，公瞿然注视。 (from "The Anecdotes of Zhu Zongyi" - examining the officials) 8. 试探;刺探 ([En.] sound out; spy) 例如: - 《清· 王夫之《元日折梅次定山韵》：白发不相负，青阳始试旬。 (from "Wang Fuzhi's Poetry" - beginning to sound out the conditions) 9. 通“弑”。旧称臣杀君、子杀父母等行为 ([En.] kill) 例如: - 《汉书》：受命之臣，专征云试。 (from "Han Shu" - ministers on a mission focused on the matters of killing) 副词相当于“姑且” ([En.] for the moment) 例如: - 《史记·周本纪》：王试出兵以观之。 (from "Records of the Grand Historian" - the king temporarily sends troops to investigate)

试图 shì tú

to attempt / to try

尝试 cháng shì

to try / to attempt / CL:次[ci4]

试管婴儿 shì guǎn yīng ér

test tube baby

试射 shì shè

to test-fire / to conduct a missile test

尝试性 cháng shì xìng

Tentative

屡试不爽 lǚ shì bù shuǎng

well-tried / time-tested

屡试不第 lǚ shì bù dì

Tried and failed

试剂 shì jì

reagent

试探 shì tàn

to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out

试卷 shì juàn

examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]

核试验 hé shì yàn

nuclear test

核试 hé shì

nuclear weapons test

跃跃欲试 yuè yuè yù shì

to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

殿试 diàn shì

court examination, the top grade imperial exam

测试 cè shì

to test (machinery etc) / to test (students) / test / quiz / exam / beta (software)

试点 shì diǎn

test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme

乡试 xiāng shì

the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing

笔试 bǐ shì

written examination / paper test (for an applicant)

考试 kǎo shì

to take an exam / exam / CL:次[ci4]

石蕊试纸 shí ruǐ shì zhǐ

litmus paper (chemistry)

试验 shì yàn

experiment / test / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] / to experiment / experimental

面试 miàn shì

to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview

试试 shì shì

trial / give it a shot / make trial of

试用 shì yòng

to try something out / on probation

试题 shì tí

exam question / test topic

应试 yìng shì

to take an exam

试管 shì guǎn

test tube

试飞 shì fēi

test flight / trial flight

会试 huì shì

metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)

试行 shì xíng

to try out / to test

试验场 shì yàn chǎng

experimental station