试车

試車

shìchē

verb #30,715

Meanings

1 to test-drive (a vehicle)
2 to test-run (newly assembled machinery)
3 trial run

Characters

vehicle; machinery

Examples

新车已经试车成功。

Xīn chē yǐjīng shìchē chénggōng.

The new car has already passed its test drive.

工厂正在为新机器进行试车。

Gōngchǎng zhèngzài wèi xīn jīqì jìnxíng shìchē.

The factory is conducting a trial run of the new machine.

Tips

usage

Two domains: (1) automotive — test-driving a car before purchase or after repair; (2) industrial — running newly assembled machinery to verify it meets specifications before formal use. The verb-object structure 试 + 车 means it can sometimes be split: 试一下车.

Stroke Order

试 shì

车 chē