trial voyage; test flight
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Meanings
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to conduct a trial voyage or test flight (of ships, aircraft, etc.) before official operation
Commonly used for ships (sea trials) and aircraft (test flights) to test performance and safety before entering service.
Xīn新
chuán船
xià下
zhōu周
kāi开
shǐ始
shì试
háng航
。
The new ship will begin its sea trials next week.
Zhè这
jià架
fēi飞
jī机
yǐ已
jīng经
wán完
chéng成
le了
sān三
cì次
shì试
háng航
。
This aircraft has already completed three test flights.
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Shì试
háng航
chéng成
gōng功
hòu后
，
chuán船
zhī只
jiāng将
zhèng正
shì式
tóu投
rù入
yùn运
yíng营
。
After successful trials, the vessel will officially enter service.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
zhèng正
zài在
fēn分
xī析
shì试
háng航
shù数
jù据
。
The engineers are analyzing the trial run data.