Definition
试行 (shìxíng) means 'to try out on a trial basis' and is used for policies, rules, or systems being tested before full implementation. It differs from 试用 (shìyòng), which is for testing products or software, and from 实验/试验 (shíyàn/shìyàn), which refer to scientific experiments or controlled tests.
verb
to try outto test (on a trial basis)
Easily confused
- 实行shí xíngsound-aliketo implement (a policy, system, plan, etc.), to carry out, to put into practice
- 施行shī xíngsound-aliketo implement, to put into effect
Examples
- 试行。Zhè xiàng xīn zhèngcè jiāng zài xià gè yuè shì xíng.This new policy will be tried out next month.
- 试行。Wǒmen dǎsuàn xiān shì xíng sān gè yuè zài juédìng.We plan to test it for three months before deciding.
- 试行，。Zhège ruǎnjiàn hái zài shì xíng jiēduàn, kěnéng huì yǒu wèntí.This software is still in the trial phase; there may be issues.
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