to try, to test, to attempt

Animated Stroke Order 试

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jué
dìng
cháng
shì
xué
mén
xīn
yán

He decided to try learning a new language.

2
xiān
shì
yòng
zhè
ge
ruǎn
jiàn

You can try this software first.

3
míng
tiān
yào
cān
jiā
chǎng
zhòng
yào
de
kǎo
shì

I will take an important exam tomorrow.

4
míng
tiān
yǒu
kǎo
shì

There is an exam tomorrow.

5
měi
tiān
gōng
zhǔn
bèi
xià
zhōu
de
kǎo
shì

I review my lessons every day to prepare for next week's exam.

6
zhè
kǎo
shì
de
chéng
jiāng
jué
dìng
shì
fǒu
néng
jìn
xiǎng
de
xué

The result of this exam will determine whether I can get into my ideal university.

7
zhè
shì
shì
juàn

This is an exam paper.

8
lǎo
shī
xià
shì
juàn
hòu
xué
shēng
men
kāi
shǐ
rèn
zhēn

After the teacher handed out the exam papers, the students began to answer the questions carefully.

9
wèi
le
zhǔn
bèi
kǎo
shì
měi
tiān
huì
zuò
tào
shì
juàn
lái
jiǎn
yàn
de
xué
chéng
guǒ

To prepare for the final exam, he does a set of practice exam papers every day to check his learning progress.

10
cháng
shì
chī
píng
guǒ

I try to eat an apple.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#346
Zhuyinㄕˋ
Components
UnicodeU+8BD5
CangjieIVMMI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality