调试 (tiáo shì) — to debug (software); to tune or adjust componen…

Definition

调试 (tiáo shì) is specifically 'debug' (software) or 'tune/adjust components' during testing — narrower than 测试, which covers any kind of testing.

verb

to debug (software)to tune or adjust components during testing (hardware/engineering)

调试。
Gōng chéng shī zhèng zài tiáo shì xīn de xì tǒng.
The engineer is debugging the new system.
调试。
Zhè ge chéng xù hái yǒu jǐ gè cuò wù xū yào tiáo shì.
This program still has several bugs that need debugging.
，调试。
Zài chū chǎng zhī qián, měi yí gè chǎn pǐn dōu yào jīng guò tiáo shì.
Before leaving the factory, every product must go through testing and adjustment.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

调 (adjust) and 试 (test) describe tuning something during testing.

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 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

言周調

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

周

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

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.

言式試

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

式

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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