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试点 (shì diǎn) — (verb) to pilot, to carry out a trial; (noun) pilot project, test point

Definition

试点 is a trial project or to run one, typically for policy or reform on a small scale first. Compare 试行 (try out a policy in practice) and 试验 (experiment/test).

verb
to pilotto carry out a trial
noun
pilot projecttest point

Examples

  • 试点。
    Gōng sī jué dìng xiān zài shàng hǎi shì diǎn xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company decided to first pilot the new product in Shanghai.
  • 试点。
    Zhè ge chéng shì shì huán bǎo gǎi gé de shì diǎn.
    This city is a pilot point for environmental reform.
  • 试点。
    Wǒ men xué xiào bèi xuǎn wéi jiào yù gǎi gé de shì diǎn.
    Our school was selected as a pilot project for education reform.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

试shìtest
点diǎnpoint

试 (test) and 点 (point) form a point used for testing, hence a pilot project.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
式
式shì試shì
Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9ManagementScience (General)

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