试图
shìtúTraditional: 试图
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Translation
to try, to attempt
Word origin
A compound of 试 to test and 图 to plan or seek, together meaning to seek by testing. It describes making an attempt at something.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 试 (shì, test) + 图 (tú, seek)
Stroke order
试
图
Examples
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He tried to open the door.
，。
She tried to explain, but nobody listened.
欺。
Do not try to deceive me.
。
They attempted to escape.
。
I tried to understand his thinking.
试图 (shìtú) means to try, to attempt. It is more formal than 试着 and often appears in narrative writing.
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