试水 Traditional form: 試水 Pinyin (reading): shìshuǐ Definitions: to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis Characters: 试 - to try, to experiment; exam, test 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice Traditional characters: 試 - to try, to experiment; exam, test 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice