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尝试 Pronunciation and Pinyin

尝试 Usage and Examples

to try; to attempt

他对我们不在行的尝试嗤之以鼻。

He scoffed at our amateurish attempts.

他尝试过钓鱼,但他真的不在行。

He tried his hand at fishing, but he wasn't really very good at it.

The characters in 尝试

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
尝
cháng9taste, try, experience
试
shì8to try or test

More words starting with 尝

  • cháng尝le了tasted, tried
  • cháng尝dào到taste, experience
  • cháng尝dào到le了tasted, got a taste of
  • cháng尝dào到le了kú苦guǒ果reaped what one sowed, faced the consequences
  • cháng尝chang尝taste, try
  • cháng尝jìn尽taste all, experience fully
  • cháng尝jìn尽le了experienced all, tried everything
  • cháng尝xīn新to taste what is newly in season
  • cháng尝shì试le了tried, attempted
  • cháng尝shì试zhe着trying to, attempting to
  • cháng尝shì试guò过tried, attempted
  • cháng尝qǐ起tastes, tastes like

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Questions about 尝试

What does 尝试 mean in Chinese?

尝试 (cháng shì) means “to try; to attempt”.

How do you pronounce 尝试?

尝试 is pronounced cháng shì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to try; to attempt” in Chinese?

“to try; to attempt” is 尝试 (cháng shì) in Chinese.

How is 尝试 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 尝试, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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