| English | Chinese |
| by trial and error | 用试试改改的办法 |
| by trial and error | 用试凑法 |
| trial and error | 累试法 (method) |
| trial and error | 反复试验 (method) |
| trial and error | 不断摸索 (method) |
| trial and error | 试错试算，试探，试凑，试配，累试，尝试(-误差)，逐次逼近法 (method) |
| trial and error | 试凑法 (method) |
| trial and error | 试错法 (method) |
| trial and error | 尝试法 (method) |
| trial-and-error | 尝试-误差法 |
| trial-and-error | 逐步逼近法 |
| trial-and-error | 试错试探，试凑，试配法 |
| trial-and-error method | 试错〔试算，试凑，差试，试配，尝试，逐步逼近〕法 |