Definition

1. Verb:

   • To test / to experiment: The primary meaning of "thử nghiệm" is to perform a procedure or operation to discover, prove, or demonstrate something, often under controlled conditions. It involves trying something out to assess its properties, functionality, or outcome.
   • To trial / to pilot: It can refer to implementing a new system, product, or process on a small scale to evaluate its effectiveness before full-scale deployment.

2. Noun:

   • A test / an experiment: Refers to the procedure or instance of testing itself. It denotes the act or process of conducting a trial.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhà khoa học đang thử nghiệm một loại vắc-xin mới. (Scientists are testing a new vaccine.)
  • Chúng tôi sẽ thử nghiệm phần mềm này với một nhóm người dùng nhỏ. (We will pilot this software with a small user group.)
• Noun:
  • Cuộc thử nghiệm đã cho kết quả rất khả quan. (The test yielded very promising results.)
  • Giai đoạn thử nghiệm sẽ kéo dài sáu tháng. (The trial phase will last six months.)

Advanced Usage

• "thử nghiệm lâm sàng": clinical trial.

  • Thuốc phải trải qua nhiều đợt thử nghiệm lâm sàng. (The drug must undergo multiple rounds of clinical trials.)

• "thử nghiệm nghiệm thu": acceptance testing.

  • Dự án bước vào giai đoạn thử nghiệm nghiệm thu. (The project entered the acceptance testing phase.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiểm nghiệm (v/n): to verify/verify through testing; verification test. Often used for quality control or official verification.

  • Kiểm nghiệm an toàn thực phẩm (food safety testing)

• Thí nghiệm (v/n): to experiment; experiment. Often implies a more scientific or laboratory-based experiment.

  • Thí nghiệm hóa học (chemistry experiment)

Synonyms

• Test: to take measures to check the quality, performance, or reliability of something.
• Experiment: a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
• Trial: a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.

Related Idioms

• Đưa ra thử nghiệm: to put to the test.

  • Lý thuyết mới đã được đưa ra thử nghiệm. (The new theory has been put to the test.)

• Vật thử nghiệm: test subject (often an animal or object used in an experiment).

  • Những con chuột được dùng làm vật thử nghiệm. (The mice were used as test subjects.)