| 试 | [ shì ] to test, to try, experiment, examination, test |
| 试一试 | [ shì yī shì ] to have a try |
| 试乘 | [ shì chéng ] test drive |
| 试作 | [ shì zuò ] to attempt, test run |
| 试做 | [ shì zuò ] to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out, to experiment |
| 试剂 | [ shì jì ] reagent |
| 试卷 | [ shì juàn ] examination paper, test paper, CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] |
| 试吃品 | [ shì chī pǐn ] food sample |
| 试问 | [ shì wèn ] I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically), one might well ask |
| 试图 | [ shì tú ] to attempt, to try |
| 试场 | [ shì chǎng ] exam room |
| 试婚 | [ shì hūn ] trial marriage, to live together before deciding whether to marry |
| 试客 | [ shì kè ] user of shareware or demo software |
| 试射 | [ shì shè ] to test-fire, to conduct a missile test |
| 试工 | [ shì gōng ] to work for a trial period, worker on probation |
| 试想 | [ shì xiǎng ] to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...") |
| 试手 | [ shì shoǔ ] to work for a trial period, worker on probation |
| 试手儿 | [ shì shoǔ ] erhua variant of 試手|试手[shi4 shou3] |
| 试探 | [ shì tàn ] to sound out, to probe, to feel out, to try out |
| 试播 | [ shì bō ] trial broadcast |
| 试映 | [ shì yìng ] preview (of a movie), trial screening |
| 试杯 | [ shì beī ] Petri dish, test dish, trial slide |
| 试样 | [ shì yàng ] style, type, model |
| 试水温 | [ shì shuǐ wēn ] to test the waters |
| 试液 | [ shì yè ] reagent, test solution, experimental liquid |
| 试演 | [ shì yǎn ] audition, dress rehearsal, preview (of a theatrical performance), dummy run |
| 试炼 | [ shì liàn ] to refine with fire |
| 试爆 | [ shì baò ] trial explosion, nuclear test |
| 试用 | [ shì yòng ] to try sth out, to be on probation |
| 试用品 | [ shì yòng pǐn ] prototype, trial product, test sample |
| 试用期 | [ shì yòng qī ] trial period, probationary period |
| 试用本 | [ shì yòng běn ] inspection copy (of a textbook etc), trial edition |
| 试种 | [ shì zhòng ] test planting, crop grown on a trial basis |
| 试穿 | [ shì chuān ] to try wearing clothes, fitting trial |
| 试算表 | [ shì suàn ] spreadsheet, trial balance (accountancy) |
| 试管 | [ shì guǎn ] test tube |
| 试管受孕 | [ shì guǎn shoù yùn ] in vitro fertilisation, test tube fertilisation |
| 试管婴儿 | [ shì guǎn yīng ér ] test tube baby |
| 试听 | [ shì tīng ] audition, to give sb an audition, to check by listening |
| 试听带 | [ shì tīng daì ] demo recording (music) |
| 试航 | [ shì háng ] test flight (of aircraft), sea trial (of ship) |
| 试着 | [ shì zhe ] (coll.) to try to |
| 试药族 | [ shì yaò zú ] people who participate in clinical trials |
| 试行 | [ shì xíng ] to try out, to test |
| 试衣 | [ shì yī ] to try on (clothes), fitting |
| 试衣间 | [ shì yī jiān ] fitting room |
| 试表 | [ shì ] to take temperature |
| 试制 | [ shì zhì ] to try out a new product (or manufacturing process), prototype, trial product |
| 试试看 | [ shì shì kàn ] to give it a try |
| 试读 | [ shì dú ] to read a sample chapter of a book, to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis, to attend classes on a trial basis |
| 试车 | [ shì chē ] to test drive, a trial run |
| 试办 | [ shì bàn ] to try sth out, trial, pilot scheme |
| 试金 | [ shì jīn ] assay |
| 试金石 | [ shì jīn shí ] touchstone, fig. test that sth is genuine |
| 试销 | [ shì ] trial sale, test marketing |
| 试错 | [ shì cuò ] trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤|尝试错误[chang2 shi4 cuo4 wu4]) |
| 试镜 | [ shì jìng ] to take a screen test, to audition, screen test, audition, tryout |
| 试镜头 | [ shì jìng toú ] screen test |
| 试题 | [ shì tí ] exam question, test topic |
| 试飞员 | [ shì feī yuán ] test pilot |
| 试饮 | [ shì yǐn ] to taste (wine etc) |
| 试验 | [ shì yàn ] experiment, test, CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4], to experiment, experimental |
| 试验场 | [ shì yàn chǎng ] experimental station |
| 试验性 | [ shì yàn xìng ] experimental |
| 试验间 | [ shì yàn jiān ] test room |
| 试点 | [ shì diǎn ] test point, to carry out trial, pilot scheme |
| ⇒ 中试 | [ zhōng shì ] pilot-scale |
| ⇒ 以身试法 | [ yǐ shēn shì fǎ ] to challenge the law (idiom), to knowingly violate the law |
| ⇒ 全面禁止核试验条约 | [ quán miàn jìn zhǐ hé shì yàn yuē ] Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty |
| ⇒ 初试 | [ chū shì ] preliminary exam, qualifying exam, first try, preliminary testing |
| ⇒ 初试身手 | [ chū shì shēn shoǔ ] to have a try, to try one's hand, initial foray |
| ⇒ 加试 | [ jiā shì ] to add material to an exam, supplementary exam |
| ⇒ 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 |
| ⇒ 受试者 | [ shoù shì zhě ] subject (in an experiment), participant (in a clinical trial etc) |
| ⇒ 口试 | [ koǔ shì ] oral examination, oral test |
| ⇒ 商务汉语考试 | [ shāng wù hàn yǔ kaǒ shì ] Business Chinese Test (BCT) |
| ⇒ 尝试 | [ cháng shì ] to try, to attempt, CL:次[ci4] |
| ⇒ 地下核试验 | [ dì xià hé shì yàn ] underground nuclear test |
| ⇒ 大学入学指定科目考试 | [ dà xué rù xué zhǐ dìng kē mù kaǒ shì ] Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw), abbr. to 指考[Zhi3 kao3] |
| ⇒ 大气层核试验 | [ dà qì céng hé shì yàn ] atmospheric nuclear test |
| ⇒ 妊娠试验 | [ rèn shēn shì yàn ] pregnancy test |
| ⇒ 小试牛刀 | [ shì niú daō ] to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom) |
| ⇒ 屡试不爽 | [ lǚ shì bù shuǎng ] well-tried, time-tested |
| ⇒ 巴氏试验 | [ bā shì shì yàn ] Pap test (medicine) |
| ⇒ 府试 | [ fǔ shì ] prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties |
| ⇒ 廷试 | [ tíng shì ] court examination, the top grade imperial exam |
| ⇒ 应试 | [ yìng shì ] to take an exam |
| ⇒ 应试教育 | [ yìng shì yù ] exam-oriented education, teaching to the test |
| ⇒ 戳穿试验 | [ chuō chuān shì yàn ] puncture test |
| ⇒ 春试 | [ chūn shì ] metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times) |
| ⇒ 普通话水平测试 | [ pǔ tōng huà shuǐ píng cè shì ] Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994 |
| ⇒ 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 | [ pǔ tōng gaō děng xué zhaō shēng quán guó tǒng yī kaǒ shì ] NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC), usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3] |
| ⇒ 会士考试 | [ huì shì kaǒ shì ] agrégation (exam for teaching diploma in French universities) |
| ⇒ 会试 | [ huì shì ] metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) |
| ⇒ 核试 | [ hé shì ] nuclear weapons test |
| ⇒ 核试爆 | [ hé shì baò ] a nuclear test |
| ⇒ 核试验 | [ hé shì yàn ] nuclear test |
| ⇒ 核试验堆 | [ hé shì yàn duī ] nuclear test reactor |
| ⇒ 核试验场 | [ hé shì yàn chǎng ] nuclear test site |
| ⇒ 殿试 | [ diàn shì ] court examination, the top grade imperial exam |
| ⇒ 比试 | [ bǐ shì ] to have a competition, to measure with one's hand or arm, to make a gesture of measuring |
| ⇒ 水下核试验 | [ shuǐ xià hé shì yàn ] underwater nuclear test |
| ⇒ 流体核试验 | [ liú tǐ hé shì yàn ] hydronuclear explosion (HNE) |
| ⇒ 测试 | [ cè shì ] to test (machinery etc), to test (students), test, quiz, exam, beta (software) |
| ⇒ 测试和材料协会 | [ cè shì hé caí xié huì ] American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) |
| ⇒ 测试器 | [ cè shì qì ] testing apparatus, monitoring device, checker, meter |
| ⇒ 汉语水平考试 | [ hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kaǒ shì ] HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) |
| ⇒ 牛刀小试 | [ niú daō shì ] see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiao3 shi4 niu2 dao1] |
| ⇒ 甄别考试 | [ zhēn bié kaǒ shì ] to screen, to grade by examination, screening, placement test |
| ⇒ 甄试 | [ zhēn shì ] selection test, admission exam |
| ⇒ 石蕊试纸 | [ shí ruǐ shì zhǐ ] litmus paper (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 禁止核武器试验条约 | [ jìn zhǐ hé wǔ qì shì yàn yuē ] nuclear test ban treaty |
| ⇒ 秋试 | [ qiū shì ] autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing) |
| ⇒ 科举考试 | [ kē jǔ kaǒ shì ] imperial examinations (in former times) |
| ⇒ 笔试 | [ bǐ shì ] written examination, paper test (for an applicant) |
| ⇒ 策试 | [ cè shì ] imperial exam involving writing essay on policy 策論|策论[ce4 lun4] |
| ⇒ 编班考试 | [ biān bān kaǒ shì ] placement test |
| ⇒ 考试 | [ kaǒ shì ] to take an exam, exam, CL:次[ci4] |
| ⇒ 考试卷 | [ kaǒ shì juàn ] exam paper, test paper, CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| ⇒ 考试卷子 | [ kaǒ shì juàn zi ] see 考試卷|考试卷[kao3 shi4 juan4] |
| ⇒ 考试院 | [ kaǒ shì yuàn ] Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan, exam board |
| ⇒ 联调联试 | [ lián lián shì ] debugging and commissioning, testing (of a whole system) |
| ⇒ 复试 | [ fù shì ] to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam |
| ⇒ 试一试 | [ shì yī shì ] to have a try |
| ⇒ 试试看 | [ shì shì kàn ] to give it a try |
| ⇒ 调试 | [ shì ] to debug, to adjust components during testing, debugging |
| ⇒ 跃跃欲试 | [ yuè yuè yù shì ] to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) |
| ⇒ 乡试 | [ xiāng shì ] the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing |
| ⇒ 重试 | [ chóng shì ] to retry, to try again |
| ⇒ 闭卷考试 | [ bì juàn kaǒ shì ] closed-book examination |
| ⇒ 院试 | [ yuàn shì ] the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties |
| ⇒ 面试 | [ miàn shì ] to be interviewed (as a candidate), interview |
| ⇒ 预试 | [ yù shì ] pretest |
| ⇒ 碱试法 | [ jiǎn shì fǎ ] alkali test |
| ⇒ 点滴试验 | [ diǎn dī shì yàn ] spot check |