(cè shì) - to test, test in Mandarin
cèshìTraditional: 測試
Translation
to test, test
Word origin
A compound of 测 (cè, to measure, to gauge) and 试 (shì, to try, to test), together meaning to examine by trial. Both characters carry phonetic-semantic radicals, 测 the water radical 氵 and 试 the speech radical 讠.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 测 (cè, to measure) + 试 (shì, to try)
Stroke order
测
试
Examples
。
We are testing the new software.
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He did well in this test.
网。
Please test the network first.
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The test result is satisfying.
厂。
The factory tests every product.
测试 (cè shì) means to test or a test. It is used for trials of equipment, software and ability.
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