试点 shìdiǎn test point
test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme
How to remember 试点: 试 try + 点 point = test point.
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How it is used
- A pilot/trial site or scheme - 试点项目 (shìdiǎn xiàngmù) a pilot project; 先搞试点 (xiān gǎo shìdiǎn) run a trial first.
- Policy/administrative register: trying a reform in one place before rolling it out widely.
- Can be verb or noun - the place, or the act of piloting there.