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试车 (shì chē) — trial run (of a machine or system); test drive (of a vehicle)

Definition

noun
trial run (of a machine or system)test drive (of a vehicle)
Measure word · 次

Examples

  • 试车。
    Zhè tái fā dòng jī zhèng zài jìn xíng shì chē.
    This engine is undergoing a trial run.
  • 4S试车。
    Wǒ yuē le míng tiān qù 4S diàn shì chē.
    I made an appointment to test-drive at the dealership tomorrow.
  • 试车。
    shì chē Jié guǒ zhèng míng xīn chē xìng néng wěn dìng.
    The trial run results prove the new car's performance is stable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

试shìtest
车chēvehicle

To 试 a 车 is to test a vehicle, hence a trial run.

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.

Open 试 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 車; 车 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 車 was drawn as a carriage seen from above, with wheels on both sides and a shaft at the front; the simplified 车 is a later shorthand.

Open 车 →
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Vehicles

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