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to test / to put to the test / trial / ordeal
HSK 3
trial broadcast
test point / to carry out trial / pilot scheme
HSK 6
subject (in an experiment) / participant (in a clinical trial etc)
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried
HSK 7-9
a trial / to try sb
HSK 7-9
time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock
trial period / probationary period
HSK 7-9
(law) second instance; second trial
lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
test flight (of aircraft) / sea trial (of ship)
trials and tribulations / ups and downs
HSK 7-9
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones / improvise by trial-and-error / move cautiously
trial separation
preliminary trial
to proceed by trial and error; to learn by making mistakes
to try wearing clothes / fitting trial
to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
public opinion / public announcement of verdict at a trial
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
inquest / trial / interrogation / to try / to interrogate
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) / (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis
(of clinical trial) head-to-head
to stand trial; to be on trial (for a crime)
trial judge
appellee (side that won in trial court, whose victory is being appealed by losing side)
to attend court / to take part in a trial
to test drive / a trial run
inspection copy (of a textbook etc) / trial edition
people who participate in clinical trials
public trial (in a court of law)
awaiting trial
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938), Soviet revolutionary theorist, executed after a show trial in 1937
autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry
to deliberate and decide / to try and punish / trial and execution
to work for a trial period / worker on probation
trial product
time trial (e.g. in cycle race) / timed race / competition against the clock
to read a sample chapter of a book / to subscribe to a publication on a trial basis / to attend classes on a trial basis
trial explosion / nuclear test
spreadsheet / trial balance (accountancy)
to try sth out / trial / pilot scheme
to try out a new product (or manufacturing process) / prototype / trial product
to arrest without trial or charge (i.e. administrative detention) (abbr. for 行政拘留) / (old) to arrest
to commit sb for trial / to bring sb for interrogation
the right to a fair trial
trials and tribulations
test planting / crop grown on a trial basis
trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法) / to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)
the prosecuting side (in a trial) / the prosecution
preview (of a movie) / trial screening
to bring sb to trial
Petri dish / test dish / trial slide
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey / a long and difficult road
to bring to trial / to bring to court
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action / to go through the motions / to practice / a trial run
trial sale / test marketing
to work for a trial period / worker on probation


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