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Keyword
test
  • to try
  • to experiment
  • exam
Frequency
#551
Strokes
8
Readings
shì100%
Mnemonic
讠 (speech) gives the meaning and 式 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
测试cèshì
to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
考试kǎoshì
to take an exam; exam
试图shìtú
to attempt; to try
尝试chángshì
to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
试验shìyàn
experiment; test; to experiment; experimental
试shì
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
面试miànshì
to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
试点shìdiǎn
test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme
试着shìzhe
(coll.) to try to
试试看shìshìkàn
to give it a try
试用shìyòng
to try sth out; to be on probation
试行shìxíng
to try out; to test
试探shìtàn
to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out
试卷shìjuàn
examination paper; test paper
调试tiáoshì
to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging
会试huìshì
metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
试题shìtí
exam question; test topic
笔试bǐshì
written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
试想shìxiǎng
to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...")
试射shìshè
to test-fire; to conduct a missile test
殿试diànshì
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
乡试xiāngshì
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing