尝试
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

尝试

chángshì

to try; to attempt

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to try; to attempt

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 尝试

What does 尝试 mean in Chinese?

尝试 (chángshì) means to try; to attempt.

How do you pronounce 尝试?

尝试 is pronounced chángshì.

Is 尝试 an HSK word?

尝试 is on the HSK 5 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 尝试?

尝试 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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