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To attempt in Chinese: 试图 (shì tú)

shì tú

to attempt

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 試圖1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to attempt
  2. 2to try

Stroke order

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄨˊ

tú

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

试图

Simplified

試圖

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他试图打开这扇门。

    tā shì tú dǎ kāi zhè shàn mén。

    He tried to open this door.

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Related words

试

shì

to test

图

tú

diagram

考试

kǎo shì

to take an exam

地图

dì tú

map

企图

qǐ tú

to attempt

试卷

shì juàn

examination paper

图片

tú piàn

picture

试题

shì tí

exam question

试验

shì yàn

experiment

图画

tú huà

drawing

测试

cè shì

to test (machinery etc)

面试

miàn shì

to be interviewed (as a candidate)

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