试 错

shì cuòdictionary entry

trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法[cháng shì cuò wù fǎ]) / to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)

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Original source entry:

試錯 试错 [shi4 cuo4] /trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法|尝试错误法[chang2 shi4 cuo4 wu4 fa3])/to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)/

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Other forms in these source records: 試錯

试
shì
to test / to try / experiment / examination / test
错
cuò
mistake / wrong / bad / interlocking / complex / to grind / to polish / to alternate / to stagger / to miss / to let slip / to evade / to inlay with gold or silver
Cuò
surname Cuo

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