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shì tú · shi tu

Traditional 試圖

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to attempt
  2. to try
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The kite

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)试图(shìtú)让(ràng)这个(zhège)风筝(fēngzhēng)飞起来(fēiqǐlai)，可是(kěshì)不行(bùxíng)。

    I am trying to make this kite fly, but it will not work.

  2. Liangliang

    风(fēng)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)。

    The wind is too weak.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)试图(shìtú)跑(pǎo)快(kuài)一点(yīdiǎn)，还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)。

    I tried running faster, still no good.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，旁边(pángbiān)那个(nàge)小孩(xiǎohái)的(de)风筝(fēngzhēng)飞(fēi)得(de)很(hěn)高(gāo)。

    Look, the kid next to us has a kite flying very high.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)试(shì)了(le)，我(wǒ)去(qù)问(wèn)他(tā)怎么(zěnme)飞(fēi)！

    I will stop trying, I will go ask him how to fly it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)试(shì)图(tú)去(qù)追(zhuī)上(shàng)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)，但(dàn)是(shì)他(tā)没(méi)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

Tom tried to catch up with Mary, but he couldn't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)试(shì)图(tú)打(dǎ)开(kāi)那(nà)扇(shàn)旧(jiù)窗(chuāng)户(hu)，但(dàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

He tried to open that old window, but didn't succeed.

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