How to say “trial” in Chinese
trial, test; test out
“Trial” in Chinese is 试验, shì yàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
试验 is read shì yàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
On the left, 马 “horse”. The right part is the same as in 脸 liǎn, 险 xiǎn and 检 jiǎn.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “试验”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “trial” in Chinese?
“Trial” in Chinese is 试验, pinyin shìyàn.
What does 试验 mean?
试验 (shìyàn) means “trial, test; test out”.
How do you write 试验?
试验 is 2 characters: 试 (shì) — try; 验 (yàn) — check, test. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 试验?
试验 is read shìyàn. Tones: shì — fourth tone, yàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“trial” in the lesson “An experiment in the lab”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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