试穿 (shì chuān) — to try on (clothing) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to try on (clothing)

Examples

试穿。
Wǒ xiǎng shì chuān zhè jiàn yī fu.
I want to try on this piece of clothing.
试穿，。
Nǐ kě yǐ xiān shì chuān yí xià, kàn kàn hé bù hé shì.
You can try it on first and see if it fits.
试穿，。
shì chuān De shí hou yào xiǎo xīn, bié bǎ yī fu nòng zāng le.
When trying on, be careful not to get the clothes dirty.

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 brings the idea of testing something, and 穿 brings the action of putting on clothes.

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.

言式試

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

穴牙穿

穴穴xuécave
牙牙yátooth

穿 puts 穴 (cave) and 牙 (tooth) together to show passing through or penetrating.

Appears in

Clothing Shopping & Errands

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