尝试 (cháng shì) — how to say "to try" in Chinese

尝试

To try, to attempt

verb

Character composition

尝

to taste, to try

试

to test, to try

Radicals / Keys

小

Small

#42 · xiǎo · 3 strokes

言

Speech

#149 · yán · 7 strokes

Synonyms

试图

to attempt, to try

shì tú · neutral, often unsuccessful

Collocations

尝试新方法

cháng shì xīn fāng fǎ

try a new method

大胆尝试

dà dǎn cháng shì

boldly attempt

Examples

他第一次尝试做中国菜,结果很不错。

He tried making Chinese food for the first time, and the result was quite good.

我想尝试一下。

I want to give it a try.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say "to try" in Chinese?

"to try" in Chinese is 尝试 (cháng shì).

What does 尝试 mean in English?

尝试 (cháng shì) means "To try, to attempt".

How is 尝试 pronounced?

It is pronounced cháng shì (written as chang shi, changshi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How do you write "to try" in Chinese characters?

It is written 尝试.

What HSK level is 尝试?

尝试 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.

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