試用

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See also: 试用

Chinese

to test; to try; experiment
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
 
 to use
trad. (試用) 試 用
simp. (试用) 试 用

Pronunciation

Verb

試用

  1. to try out something to see if it works
    我試用新電腦。／我试用新电脑。  ―  Wǒ shìyòng xīn diànnǎo.  ―  I tried out the new computer.
  2. to put someone on probation; to be on probation; to be probationary; to be probational
    試用人員／试用人员  ―  shìyòng rényuán  ―  probational staff
    試用期間／试用期间  ―  shìyòng qījiān  ―  probationary period
    老闆說他想先試用你六個月。 [MSC, trad.]
    老板说他想先试用你六个月。 [MSC, simp.]
    Lǎobǎn shuō tā xiǎng xiān shìyòng nǐ liù ge yuè.
    The boss said he would like to put you on six months probation first.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (試用):
  • → Japanese: 試(し)用(よう) (shiyō)
  • → Korean: 시용(試用) (siyong)

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References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
試 用
し
Grade: 4 		よう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

試(し)用(よう) • (shiyō) 

  1. trial (use)

Verb

試(し)用(よう)する • (shiyō suru) suru (stem 試(し)用(よう)し (shiyō shi), past 試(し)用(よう)した (shiyō shita))

  1. to try out something

Conjugation

Conjugation of "試用する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 試用し しようし shiyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 試用し しようし shiyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 試用する しようする shiyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 試用する しようする shiyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 試用すれ しようすれ shiyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 試用せよ¹
試用しろ² 		しようせよ¹
しようしろ² 		shiyō seyo¹
shiyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 試用される しようされる shiyō sareru
Causative 試用させる
試用さす 		しようさせる
しようさす 		shiyō saseru
shiyō sasu
Potential 試用できる しようできる shiyō dekiru
Volitional 試用しよう しようしよう shiyō shiyō
Negative 試用しない しようしない shiyō shinai
Negative continuative 試用せず しようせず shiyō sezu
Formal 試用します しようします shiyō shimasu
Perfective 試用した しようした shiyō shita
Conjunctive 試用して しようして shiyō shite
Hypothetical conditional 試用すれば しようすれば shiyō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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