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试
試
shì
1. to test
2. to try
3. experiment
4. examination
5. test
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

试
shì
to try, to experiment; exam, test
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

试读
shìdú
trial study
试点
shìdiǎn
test point
试行
shìxíng
to try out
试制
shìzhì
to try out a new product (or manufacturing process)
试镜
shìjìng
to take a screen test
试验
shìyàn
experiment
HSK 6
试种
shìzhòng
test planting
试炼
shìliàn
to refine with fire
试播
shìbō
trial broadcast
试表
shìbiǎo
to take temperature
试车
shìchē
to test drive
试销
shìxiāo
trial sale
试题
shìtí
exam question
试饮
shìyǐn
to taste (wine etc)
口试
kǒushì
oral examination
试爆
shìbào
trial explosion
试样
shìyàng
style
试演
shìyǎn
audition
试射
shìshè
test-fire
试手
shìshǒu
to work for a trial period

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
642
Word Frequency Rank
1,019 of 84,292

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