Chinese Conversation · Level 57
90 words
Chinese word
测试
Pronunciation
Pinyincè shì
Meaning
- nountest
Example
这次测试很重要。zhè cì cè shì hěn zhòng yào
This test is very important.
More examples
学生在口语测试中很紧张。xué shēng zài kóu yǔ cè shì zhōng hěn jǐn zhāng
The student is very nervous during the oral test.
Core concept
A planned trial used to discover the condition, ability, or performance of something.
Common phrases
通过测试tōng guò cè shì
pass a test
测试成绩cè shì chéng jì
test scores
模拟测试mó nǐ cè shì
practice test
Similar words
考试kǎo shì: An official exam that measures a person's knowledge or ability.
检查jiǎn chá: A detailed check of something to discover faults or unusual conditions.
测验cè yàn: A brief classroom test that checks students' understanding of a lesson.
试验shì yàn: A trial or experiment that checks the performance of a method or product.
Definition in Chinese
通过一定方法或手段对某一对象进行试验或测量，以判断其功能、性能或情况，既可指实施过程也可指所得结果。tōng guò yí dìng fāng fǎ huò shǒu duàn duì mǒu yí duì xiàng jìn xíng shì yàn huò cè liáng yǐ pàn duàn qí gōng néng xìng néng huò qíng kuàng jì kě zhǐ shí shī guò chéng yě kě zhǐ suǒ de jié guǒ
Word origin
测 (cè, "measure") + 试 (shì, "try or examine") combine the ideas of measuring and trying something to form 测试 (cèshì, "test").
Usage tips
- English speakers often connect a test mainly with school or exams, but this word is also natural for checking products, systems, skills, and physical condition.
Other meanings
- try outverb
- assessmentnoun
Related words
- 测试者cè shì zhětest takernoun