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(cè shì) - to test, test in Mandarin

shì

Traditional: 測試

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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

Stroke order for 测

Stroke order for 试

Examples

We are testing the new software.

He did well in this test.

wǎng

Please test the network first.

The test result is satisfying.

chǎng

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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This word is part of lesson 28.