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Expressing 'to try' or 'to test' with 试 (shì)
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Suggestion & Advice
Structure
Subject + 试 + Object
Explanation
The verb 试 (shì) means "to try" or "to test" and is used when attempting or experimenting with something. It can appear before a noun to mean "to test something" or in the compound 试点 meaning "pilot program." It also commonly reduplicates as 试试 to soften a suggestion.
Examples
这双鞋你先试一下，看合不合脚。
zhè shuāng xié nǐ xiān shì yīxià, kàn hé bù hé jiǎo.
Try these shoes on first and see if they fit.
我想试试这家新开的火锅店。
wǒ xiǎng shìshi zhè jiā xīn kāi de huǒguō diàn.
I want to try the newly opened hotpot restaurant.
你可以先试用一个月，觉得好再买。
nǐ kěyǐ xiān shìyòng yī gè yuè, juéde hǎo zài mǎi.
You can try it for a month first; if you like it, then buy it.