初试 chūshì first try Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chūshì first try 初 chū nounadjective just happening for the first time or having just started to occur试 試 shì verb to try to try; to test; to experiment; to attempt to see if a method or object workschūshì preliminary exam 初 chū adjective first first in order; primary; the first of a series试 試 shì nounverb to take an exam (bound form) to take an examination; to test one's knowledge or skills