试
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shì · to try, to experiment

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 试

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shìWords pronounced shì
shiWords pronounced shi
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Example sentences

Notice where 试 sits in each complete thought.

Tā néng guò kǎo shì de, shì bu shì?他能过考试的,是不是?

He could pass the examination, could not he?

Source: Tatoeba #1397103 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè cè shì.这是一个测试。

This is a test.

Source: Tatoeba #8602039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ suǒ yǒu de cháng shì dōu shī bài le.我所有的尝试都失败了。

All of my attempts have failed.

Source: Tatoeba #799282 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì zuì hòu jiāo de kǎo shì juàn.我是最后交的考试卷。

I was the last one to turn in my test.

Source: Tatoeba #6583580 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kǎo shì ná le mǎn fēn shì zhēn de.他考试拿了满分是真的。

It is true that he got full marks on the test.

Source: Tatoeba #334260 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de kǎo shì tōng guò le ma?你的考试通过了吗?

Did you pass your exams?

Source: Tatoeba #3700290 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 试 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: to try, to experiment.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 考试 (kǎo shì), meaning “to take an exam”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 试 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.