试点 試點

试 試

• 口试 口試 kǒu shì ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˋ hau2 si5 oral examination
• 尝试 嘗試 cháng shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ soeng4 si3 to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
• 比试 比試 bǐ shì ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˋ bei2 si3 to have a competition
• 测试 測試 cè shì ㄘㄜˋ ㄕˋ cak1 si3 to test (machinery etc)
• 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì ㄅㄧˇ ㄕˋ bat1 si5 written examination

点 點

• 一点 一點 yī diǎn ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jat1 dim2 a bit; a little bit
• 亮点 亮點 liàng diǎn ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ loeng6 dim2 highlight
• 优点 優點 yōu diǎn ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau1 dim2 merit
• 地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dei6 dim2 place
• 差点 差點 chà diǎn ㄔㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ caa1 dim2 almost

• 及锋而试 及鋒而試 jí fēng ér shì ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄥ ㄦˊ ㄕˋ kap6 fung1 ji4 si3 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
• 小试牛刀 小試牛刀 xiǎo shì niú dāo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄠ siu2 si3 ngau4 dou1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
• 以身试法 以身試法 yǐ shēn shì fǎ ㄧˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚˇ ji5 san1 si3 faat3 to challenge the law (idiom)

• 点金成铁 點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
• 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ dim2 zing1 zi1 bat1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
• 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem