尝试 chángshì to try
to try; to attempt
How to remember 尝试: 尝 to taste + 试 try = to try.
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How it is used
- To try / attempt (something new or uncertain): 尝试新方法 (chángshì xīn fāngfǎ) try a new method; measure word 次.
- More deliberate and formal than 试 (shì); 尝试 implies venturing into something not done before.
- Also a noun - 一次大胆的尝试 a bold attempt.
Example sentences
- 我需要尝试。 Wǒ xūyào chángshì.I need to try.
- 他们会再尝试的。 Tāmen huì zài chángshì de.They'll try again.
- 我可以尝试着做吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ chángshì zhe zuò ma?Could I try to do it?