試 (si3 si5 | shi4) : test; try; experiment; examination

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試

si3 si5

shi4

[1] [v] test; try; experiment; [n] trial; test [2] [v] use [3] [v] examine; examination [4] [v] sound out; put up a trial balloon [5] [v] compare [6] a Chinese family name

si5 is a pronunciation variant encountered in HK. Mainland usage is si3.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

試 / 试

This word has been viewed 12440 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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萬試萬靈 maan6 si3 maan6 ling4 wan4 shi4wan4 ling2 = it works every time; proven successful numerous times

試聽 si3 teng1 shi4 ting1 = audition; to check by listening

試一試 si3 jat1 si3 shi4 yi1 shi4 = "give it a try"

考試 haau2 si5; haau2 si3 kao3 shi4 = [n] exam [vo] sit an exam

試過 si3 gwo3 = have experienced; have tried

面試 min6 si5/3 mian4 shi4 = interview

試卷 si3 gyun2 shi4 juan4 = examination paper; test paper

試用 si3 jung6 shi4 yong4 = to try sth. out

試製 si3 zai3 shi4 zhi4 = prototype; to try out

試行 si3 hang4 shi4 xing2 = to test out sth.

試驗 si3 jim6 shi4 yan4 = experiment; test; experimental

筆試 bat1 si3 bi3 shi4 = written examination; theory test

測試 cak1 si3 ce4 shi4 = trial; test; beta (software)

嘗試 soeng4 si3 chang2 shi4 = to try; to attempt

初試 co1 si3 = first attempt; initial try; preliminary test

試圖 si3 tou4 shi4 tu2 = to attempt, to try

試射 si3 se6 = test-fire

試管 si3 gun2 shi4 guan3 = test tube

再試 zoi3 si3 = re-try

試探 si3 taam3 shi4 tan4 = to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

試點 si3 dim2 shi4 dian3 = test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme

試食 si3 sik6 = test-meal

核試 hat6 si3 = nuclear (atomic) test

試身 si3 san1 shi4 shen1 = try on some clothing

試音 si3 jam1 = audition

試鏡 si3 geng3 = film test

試味 si3 mei6 = foretaste

試工 si3 gung1 = to try out a workman or employee

核武器試驗 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 = nuclear test

核試驗 hat6 si3 jim6 he2 shi4 yan4 = nuclear test

核試驗堆 hat6 si3 jim6 deoi1 he2 shi4 yan4 dui1 = nuclear test reactor

核試驗場 hat6 si3 jim6 coeng4 he2 shi4 yan4 chang2 = nuclear test site

漢語水平考試 hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5 han4 yu3 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HSK Test; Chinese Proficiency Test

地下核試驗 dei6 haa6/haa6*2 hat6 si3 jim6 di4 xia4 he2 shi4 yan4 = underground nuclear test

試試 si3*2 si3 shi4 shi4 = "give it a try"

公平測試 gung1 ping4 caak1 /cak1 si3 gong1 ping2 ce4 shi4 = fair test

試管夾 si3 gun2 gaap3 shi4 guan3 jia1 = test tube holder

試管嬰兒 si3 gun2 jing1 ji4 shi4 guan3 ying1 er2 = test-tube baby

試管架 si3 gun2 gaa3 shi4 guan3 jia4 = test tube rack

路試 lou6 si3 lu4 shi4 = road test

試酒 si3 zau2 shi4 jiu3 = wine tasting; to taste/test wine

漢語水平測試 hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 cak1 si3 = Chinese Language Proficiency Test (more commonly 漢語水平考試)

試用期 si3 jung6 kei4 shi4 yong4 qi2 (Taiwan), shi4 yong4 qi1 (PRC) = trial period; probation

試身室 si3 san1 sat1 shi4 shen1 shi4 = fitting room, changing room

又試 jau6 si3 = again, once again

口試 hau2 si3 kou3 shi4 = oral test , oral examination

牛刀小試 ngau4 dou1 siu2 si3 = show a little bit of one's great skill

小試牛刀 siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 = show a little bit of one's great skill

秋試 cau1 si5 = autumn examinations for civil service held in the capital of a province

升班考試 sing1 baan1 haau2 si5 = level test, upgrade examination

升等考試 sing1 dang2 haau2 si5 = promotion examination

升學考試 sing1 hok6 haau2 si5 sheng1 xue2 kao3 shi4 = entrance examination

試問 si3 man6 shi4 wen4 = we should like to ask; it may well be asked; may we ask

試吓 si3 haa5 = give it a try 粵

試下 si3 haa5 = give it a try 粵

以身試法 ji5 san1 si3 faat3 = to defy the law; to dare to violate the law

酒精呼氣測試 zau3 zing1 fu1 hei3 cak1 si3 jiu3 jing1 hu1 qi4 ce4 shi4 = breathalyzer test

試題 si3 tai4 shi4 ti2 = examination question, aptitude test question

試衣室 si3 ji1 sat1 shi4 yi1 shi4 = fitting room, changing room

值得一試 zik6 dak1 jat1 si3 = worth a try

加試 gaa1 si5/3 jia1 shi4 = to add material to an exam; supplementary exam

試電筆 si3 din6 bat1 shi4 dian4 bi3 = voltage tester (screwdriver)

不妨一試 bat1 fong4 jat1 si3 bu4 fang2 yi1 shi4 = might as well have a try

綜合中等教育證書考試 zung3 hap6 zung1 dang2 gaau3 juk6 zing3 syu1 haau2 si3 = General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

流體核試驗 lau4 tai2 hat6 si3 jim6 liu2 ti3 he2 shi4 yan4 = hydronuclear explosion (HNE)

大氣層核試驗 daai6 hei3 cang4 hat6 si3 jim6 da4 qi4 ceng2 he2 shi4 yan4 = atmospheric nuclear test

水下核試驗 seoi2 haa6*2 hat6 si3 jim6 shui3 xia4 he2 shi4 yan4 = underwater nuclear test

禁止核武器試驗條約 gam3 zi2 hat6 mou5 hei3 si3 jim6 tiu4 joek3 jin4 zhi3 he2 wu3 qi4 shi4 yan4 tiao2 yue1 = nuclear test ban treaty

大試管 daai6 si3 gun2 da4 shi4 guan3 = [化] boiling tube

試劑瓶 si3 zai1 ping4 shi4 ji4 ping2 = [化] reagent bottle

DNA測試 DNA-cak1 si3 = a DNA examination/DNA test

國家普通話水平考試 gwok3 gaa1 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5 guo2 jia1 pu3 tong1 hua4 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = National Proficiency Test of Putonghua

試算表 si3 syun3 biu2 = spreadsheet

用戶驗收測試 jung6 wu6 jim6 sau1 cak1 si3 = User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

回歸測試 wui4 gwai1 cak1 si3 = Regression Testing

功能測試 gung1 nang4 cak1 si3 = Functional Testing

綜合測試 zung3 hap6 cak1 si3 = Integration Testing

甄試 jan1 si3 zhen1 shi4 = entrance exam (for university in Taiwan)

香港中學文憑考試 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 man4 pang4 haau2 si5 xiang1 gang3 zhong1 xue2 wen2 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HK Diploma of Secondary Education Exam

香港考試及評核局 hoeng1 gong2 haau2 si5 kap6 ping4 hat6 guk6 xiang1 gang3 kao3 shi4 ji2 ping2 he2 ju2 = Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, HKEAA

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不如你試吓答啦？粵
Why don't you try to answer?
[^already a literal translation]

我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

你要試吓佢程度喺邊度粵
You need to find out what his level is like.
[Lit. You need try-little he level at where. In this case, referencing a student's level of English. More explicitly, 你要試吓佢英文程度喺邊度.]

上次考試真係攞命。粵
The last exam was a real killer.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

人一世物一世,出嚟旅行乜都應該試下粵
Live the moment and enjoy life, when travelling, one should try out and experience everything.

等我試下你嘅咖喱係咪咁耍家先！粵
Let me try and see if your curry is really that accomplished.

我未試過對我老婆唔住，你呢？粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you?
[whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]

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