初 ⇒
初 chū, at first/(at the) beginning/first/junior/basic
当初 dāngchū, [當初], at that time/originally
最初 zuìchū, first/primary/initial/original/at first/initially/originally
起初 qǐchū, originally/at first/at the outset
初步 chūbù, initial/preliminary/tentative
初恋 chūliàn, [初戀], first love
初次 chūcì, for the first time/first (meeting, attempt etc)
初中 chūzhōng, junior high school/abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初级 chūjí, [初級], junior/primary
初期 chūqī, initial stage/beginning period
初衷 chūzhōng, original intention
初始 chūshǐ, initial/starting (point)
初学者 chūxuézhě, [初學者], beginning student
初始化 chūshǐhuà, (computing) to initialize/initialization
初选 chūxuǎn, [初選], primary election
初犯 chūfàn, first offender/first offense
初稿 chūgǎo, first draft (of writing)
初中生 chūzhōngshēng, junior high student
初见 初版 初一 chūyī, first day of lunar month/New Year's Day/first year in junior middle school
年初 niánchū, beginning of the year
初出茅庐 chūchūmáolú, [初出茅廬], venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)/young and inexperie...
初来乍到 chūláizhàdào, [初來乍到], to be a newcomer/just off the boat
初审 chūshěn, [初審], preliminary trial
想当初 如梦初醒 初夜权 云初 月初 yuèchū, start of month/early in the month
初三 chūsān, third year in junior middle school
初学 初试 chūshì, [初試], preliminary exam/qualifying exam/first try/preliminary testing
初夏 chūxià, early summer
初二 chūèr, 2nd year in junior middle school/2nd day of a lunar month/2nd day of lunar New Y...
初赛 chūsài, [初賽], preliminary contest/initial heats of a competition
初始值 初露锋芒 chūlùfēngmáng, [初露鋒芒], first sign of budding talent/to display one's ability for the first time
初春 初见成效 悔不当初 huǐbùdāngchū, [悔不當初], to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
初战 初等教育 chūděngjiàoyù, primary education/junior school education
大年初一 初等 chūděng, elementary (i.e. easy)
初婚 今年初 初吻会 初评 初诊 初速 初高中 初时 初创 chūchuàng, [初創], startup (company, phase etc)/newly established/in the early stages
初原 初六 窦初开 初级中学 chūjízhōngxué, [初級中學], junior high school/junior middle school
金初秀 金初元 初雪
试 ⇒
试 shì, [試], to test/to try/experiment/examination/test
试试 试图 shìtú, [試圖], to attempt/to try
测试 cèshì, [測試], to test (machinery etc)/to test (students)/test/quiz/exam/beta (software)
尝试 chángshì, [嘗試], to try/to attempt/CL:次[cì]
考试 kǎoshì, [考試], to take an exam/exam/CL:次[cì]
面试 miànshì, [面試], to be interviewed (as a candidate)/interview
试验 shìyàn, [試驗], experiment/test/CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]/to experiment/experimental
试演 shìyǎn, [試演], audition/dress rehearsal/preview (of a theatrical performance)/dummy run
试试看 shìshìkàn, [試試看], to give it a try
试探 shìtàn, [試探], to sound out/to probe/to feel out/to try out
试唱 试穿 shìchuān, [試穿], to try wearing clothes/fitting trial
试用 shìyòng, [試用], to try sth out/to be on probation
试卷 shìjuàn, [試卷], examination paper/test paper/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
试想 shìxiǎng, [試想], just think!/imagine that!
比试 bǐshì, [比試], to have a competition/to measure with one's hand or arm/to make a gesture of mea...
试管 shìguǎn, [試管], test tube
试验品 试验室 调试 tiáoshì, [調試], to debug/to adjust components during testing/debugging
试剂 shìjì, [試劑], reagent
试用期 shìyòngqī, [試用期], trial period/probationary period
跃跃欲试 yuèyuèyùshì, [躍躍欲試], to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
屡试不爽 lǚshìbùshuǎng, [屢試不爽], well-tried/time-tested
试题 shìtí, [試題], exam question/test topic
试点 shìdiǎn, [試點], test point/to carry out trial/pilot scheme
试衣间 shìyījiān, [試衣間], fitting room
试映 shìyìng, [試映], preview (of a movie)/trial screening
试车 shìchē, [試車], to test drive/a trial run
试飞 受试者 shòushìzhě, [受試者], subject (in an experiment)/participant (in a clinical trial etc)
试纸 笔试 bǐshì, [筆試], written examination/paper test (for an applicant)
以身试法 yǐshēnshìfǎ, [以身試法], to challenge the law (idiom)/to knowingly violate the law
会试 huìshì, [會試], metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
口试 kǒushì, [口試], oral examination/oral test
试验场 shìyànchǎng, [試驗場], experimental station
试射 shìshè, [試射], to test-fire/to conduct a missile test
试探性 试管婴儿 shìguǎnyīngér, [試管嬰兒], test tube baby
小试牛刀 xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
试问 shìwèn, [試問], I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)/one might well ask
小试 试跳 初试 chūshì, [初試], preliminary exam/qualifying exam/first try/preliminary testing
考试题 试用品 shìyòngpǐn, [試用品], prototype/trial product/test sample
测试仪 试飞员 shìfēiyuán, [試飛員], test pilot
复试 fùshì, [複試], to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
试行 shìxíng, [試行], to try out/to test
加试 jiāshì, [加試], to add material to an exam/supplementary exam
一试身手 免试 试样 shìyàng, [試樣], style/type/model
试药 试金石 shìjīnshí, [試金石], touchstone/fig. test that sth is genuine
核试验 héshìyàn, [核試驗], nuclear test
试看 试验区 试制品 应试 yìngshì, [應試], to take an exam
试航 shìháng, [試航], test flight (of aircraft)/sea trial (of ship)