试错

Traditional form:

試錯

Pinyin (reading):

shìcuò

Definitions:

• trial and error (abbr. for 嘗試錯誤法／尝试错误法 (chángshì-cuòwùfǎ))
• to experiment (to see what works and what doesn't)

Characters:

• 试 - to try, to experiment; exam, test
• 错 - error, mistake; incorrect, wrong

Traditional characters:

• 試 - to try, to experiment; exam, test
• 錯 - error, mistake; incorrect, wrong