Chinese word

试点

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì diǎn

Meaning

  • verbpilot

Example

政府决定在三个城市试点这项方案。zhèng fǔ jué dìng zài sān gè chéng shì shì diǎn zhè xiàng fāng àn

The government decided to pilot this plan in three cities.

Illustration for 试点 (pilot)

More examples

公司决定先在总部试点这套管理制度，试用期为一个月。gōng sī jué dìng xiān zài zǒng bù shì diǎn zhè tào guán lǐ zhì dù shì yòng qī wèi yí gè yuè

The company decided to pilot this management system at its headquarters first, with a one-month trial period.

Core concept

A plan gets a small, real-world trial before wider use, with the results guiding changes.

Common phrases

  • 试点新政策shì diǎn xīn zhèng cè

    pilot the new policy

  • 在部分地区试点zài bù fèn dì qū shì diǎn

    pilot in some areas

  • 先在小范围试点xiān zài xiǎo fàn wéi shì diǎn

    pilot on a small scale first

Similar words

试行shì xíng: Try a new rule or method for a short time before putting it into full use.
试验shì yàn: Carry out a scientific or technical test of a new method or material to check its results.
试用shì yòng: Try a product or service for a set time to check how well and how easily it works.
推广tuī guǎng: Make a good method or product available across a wider area.

Definition in Chinese

在有限的范围或对象上先行实施某项措施或方案，以检验效果并据此调整改进。zài yǒu xiàn de fàn wéi huò duì xiàng shàng xiān xíng shí shī mǒu xiàng cuò shī huò fāng àn yǐ jiǎn yàn xiào guǒ bìng jù cǐ tiáo zhěng gǎi jìn

Word origin

The compound 试 (shì, "try") + 点 (diǎn, "point") presents a trial carried out at a specific point, site, or limited target.

Usage tips

  • As a verb, 试点 (shìdiǎn, "pilot") commonly follows a place or group, unlike English pilot, which many learners first meet as a noun.

Other meanings

  • testverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 试点工作shì diǎn gōng zuòpilot worknoun

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