试 shì▶ mencoba

Stroke order

试 is written in 8 strokes.

• 试

Senses

1. to test
2. to try
3. experiment
4. examination
5. test

Example sentences

• 你可以试一下这件衣服。Nǐ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè jiàn yīfu.You can try on this piece of clothing.
• 我想试试这个新办法。Wǒ xiǎng shìshi zhège xīn bànfǎ.I want to try this new method.

Related words

• 考试ujian
• 试卷kertas ujian
• 尝试mencoba
• 试图Mencoba
• 试验tes

试 is pronounced shì and means “mencoba”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 试 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.