si3 jung6試用试用
Jyutpingsi3 jung6
Yalesi yuhng
Definition
To try out a product sample to decide whether to buy it.
colloquialshoppingdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of testing a product before committing to a purchase or long term use. It often implies that the item being tested is a trial version or a sample provided by a shop. Unlike the general word 試, which can apply to trying food or attempting a task, 試用 is almost exclusively reserved for consumer goods or software.
Examples
This new face cream has a sample, you can try it out first.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 試用 when you mean to try food or drink, as that would be 試食 or 試飲. It is also not used for trying on clothes, which is 試身 or 試著.
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Grammar guides
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