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to test / to try / experiment / examination / test
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to take an exam / exam / CL:
HSK 1
exam question / test topic
HSK 3
experiment / test / CL: , 個|个 / to experiment / experimental
HSK 3
to test (machinery etc) / to test (a person's skill in a particular area) / a test / (computing) beta (version of software)
HSK 4
examination paper / test paper / CL: , 張|张
HSK 4
to be interviewed (as a candidate) / interview
HSK 4
to try; to attempt / CL:
HSK 5
to attempt / to try
HSK 5
test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme
HSK 6
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
HSK 6
written examination / paper test (for an applicant)
HSK 6
oral examination / oral test
HSK 6
to debug / to adjust components during testing / debugging
HSK 7-9
to try sth out / to be on probation
HSK 7-9
to try out / to test
HSK 7-9
to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out
HSK 7-9
to have a competition / to measure with one's hand or arm / to make a gesture of measuring
HSK 7-9
trial period / probationary period
HSK 7-9
audition / to give sb an audition / to check by listening
reagent
to retry / to try again
to take an exam
exam outline (outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees) (abbr. for 考試大綱|考试大纲)
touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
(chemistry, medicine) test strip
to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
to work for a trial period / worker on probation
to try out (a game, toy etc)
to refine with fire
I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) / (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis
preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing
to try out a new product (or manufacturing process) / prototype / trial product
style / type / model
to read a sample chapter of a book / to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis / to attend classes on a trial basis
to take a screen test / to audition / screen test / audition / tryout
test tube
to test-fire / to conduct a missile test
to consider (a cogent point) (usu. used as an imperative – "Think about it: ...")
to try on (clothes) / fitting
to test drive / a trial run
test flight (of aircraft) / sea trial (of ship)
to add material to an exam / supplementary exam
to try wearing clothes / fitting trial
preview (of a movie) / trial screening
trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry
trial broadcast
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
well-tried / time-tested
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
test planting / crop grown on a trial basis
metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
to challenge the law (idiom) / to knowingly violate the law
trial sale / test marketing
to work for a trial period / worker on probation
to try sth out / trial / pilot scheme
audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)
to take temperature
(coll.) to try to
to attempt / test run
assay
test drive
to taste (wine etc)
fitting room
to try doing (sth) to see how well it turns out / to experiment
trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法) / to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)
exam room
(old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试)
trial explosion / nuclear test
reagent / test solution / experimental liquid
all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育, exam-oriented education)
pretest
(medicine) skin test
user of shareware or demo software
TEM-8 or Test for English Majors-Band 8, highest level proficiency test for English major students in PRC (abbr. for 英語專業八級考試|英语专业八级考试)
selection test / admission exam
test tube baby
Petri dish / test dish / trial slide
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
to have a try
imperial examinations (in former times)
Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board
NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考
subject (in an experiment) / participant (in a clinical trial etc)
experimental station
exam-oriented education / teaching to the test
Business Chinese Test (BCT)
exam paper; test paper (CL:張|张)
examination for lower levels of Taiwan government service (short for 普通考試|普通考试)
test pilot
experimental
exploratory; tentative
final exam / to take an end-of-term exam / (Tw) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大學入學考試|大学入学考试)
spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy)

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