(shì shi) - try it, have a try in Mandarin
shìshiTraditional: 試試
Translation
try it, have a try
Word origin
A reduplication of 試 (shì) 'to try, to test'. 試 is a phono-semantic compound with 言 (speech) radical and 式 (shì) as phonetic. Doubling the verb softens it to 'have a little try'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 試 (shì, to try: 言 speech + 式 phonetic), reduplicated
Stroke order
试
试
Examples
，。
Try this and see how it is.
！
Give it a try and see!
。
Let's try another method.
双鞋。
Have a go at trying on these shoes.
修。
Let me have a go at fixing this.
试试 (shì shi) means try it, have a try. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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