Chinese Word Entry

試水

Simplified Chinese form: 试水

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): shì shuǐ
Definitions:
  1. to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc)

  2. (fig) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis


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Chinese characters used in this word

test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕˋ (shì)
Cantonese: si3
Japanese: シ (shi) / こころ.みる (kokoromiru)、 ため.す (tamesu)
Korean: 시 (si)
Vietnamese: thí
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

water, liquid, lotion, juice
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ (shuǐ)
Cantonese: seoi2
Japanese: スイ (sui) / みず (mizu)、 みず- (mizu-)
Korean: 수 (su)
Vietnamese: thủy, héo, thuỷ
Variants
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