| 初 |
chū shì | preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing |
| 初 |
chū | (bound form) at first; initially / (bound form) first; early / (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" |
| 试 |
shì | to test / to try / experiment / examination / test |