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测试

cè shì · ce shi

Traditional 測試

HSK 4

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to test (machinery etc)
  2. to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
  3. a test
  4. (computing) beta (version of software)
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Testing headphones

  1. Dengdeng

    喂(wèi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)测试(cèshì)新(xīn)耳机(ěrjī)，听得到(tīngdédào)吗(ma)？

    Hello, I am testing new headphones, can you hear me?

  2. Liangliang

    听得到(tīngdédào)，很(hěn)清楚(qīngchu)。

    I can hear you, very clear.

  3. Dengdeng

    再(zài)测试(cèshì)一下(yīxià)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    Let me test the music again.

  4. Liangliang

    音乐(yīnyuè)也(yě)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)买(mǎi)的(de)？

    The music is good too, where did you buy them?

  5. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没(méi)买(mǎi)，我(wǒ)在(zài)店里(diànlǐ)测试(cèshì)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I have not bought them yet, I have been testing them in the shop for an hour.

  6. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)没(méi)请(qǐng)你(nǐ)出去(chūqù)吗(ma)？

    Didn't the shop owner ask you to leave?

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2 examples
01

被(bèi)选(xuǎn)上(shàng)的(de)将(jiāng)会(huì)面(miàn)临(lín)大(dà)量(liàng)的(de)医(yī)学(xué)和(hé)精(jīng)神(shén)测(cè)试(shì)。

Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)正(zhèng)在(zài)测(cè)试(shì)这(zhè)台(tái)新(xīn)机(jī)器(qì)。

The engineer is testing this new machine.

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测
cè

to survey; to measure

试
shì

to test; to try

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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