xiǎo​shì

to try briefly

  • created reference approved 小试/小試 → 小考 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小试 / 小試 xiǎo​shì

    小考 xiǎo​kǎo

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 小试/小試 · xiǎo​shì · to try briefly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小试 / 小試

    xiǎo​shì

    to try briefly

    To make a casual trial; to test something out for the first time or in a limited way.

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · for a short time 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to try

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 小试/小試 · xiǎo​shì · prefectural examination — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小试 / 小試

    xiǎo​shì

    prefectural examination

    The annual prefectural civil-service examination used to select candidates for the rank of xiucai during the imperial era.

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 试 (literal) → 试/試 · shì · to take an exam

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense