试读
shì dú
Pinyin

Definition

试读
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shì dú
  1. to read a sample chapter of a book
  2. to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis
  3. to attend classes on a trial basis

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

测试
cè shì
  1. 1 to test (machinery etc)
  2. 2 to test (students)
  3. 3 test
  4. 4 quiz
  5. 5 exam
  6. 6 beta (software)
考试
kǎo shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
  2. 2 exam
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
试
shì
  1. 1 to test
  2. 2 to try
  3. 3 experiment
  4. 4 examination
  5. 5 test
尝试
cháng shì
  1. 1 to try
  2. 2 to attempt
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
解读
jiě dú
  1. 1 to decipher
  2. 2 to decode
  3. 3 to interpret
试一试
shì yī shì
  1. 1 to have a try
试卷
shì juàn
  1. 1 examination paper
  2. 2 test paper
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
试问
shì wèn
  1. 1 I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)
  2. 2 one might well ask
试图
shì tú
  1. 1 to attempt
  2. 2 to try
试探
shì tàn
  1. 1 to sound out
  2. 2 to probe
  3. 3 to feel out
  4. 4 to try out
试用
shì yòng
  1. 1 to try sth out
  2. 2 to be on probation
试听
shì tīng
  1. 1 audition
  2. 2 to give sb an audition
  3. 3 to check by listening
试题
shì tí
  1. 1 exam question
  2. 2 test topic
试验
shì yàn
  1. 1 experiment
  2. 2 test
  3. 3 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to experiment
  5. 5 experimental
读
dòu
  1. 1 comma
  2. 2 phrase marked by pause
读懂
dú dǒng
  1. 1 to read and understand
读书
dú shū
  1. 1 to read a book
  2. 2 to study
  3. 3 to attend school
读者
dú zhě
  1. 1 reader
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
阅读
yuè dú
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 reading
面试
miàn shì
  1. 1 to be interviewed (as a candidate)
  2. 2 interview

Idioms (7)

以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
百读不厌
bǎi dú bù yàn
  1. 1 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
  1. 1 Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. 2 Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
跃跃欲试
yuè yuè yù shì
  1. 1 to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

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