尝试 (chángshì) · to try

尝试 (chángshì) means “to try; attempt”. It is written with 2 characters: 尝 (to taste) + 试 (to try). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 尝试 is built

What 尝 is made of

尚shàng — still
云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private

What 试 is made of

讠yán — speech
式shì — formula
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丄shàng — above

Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 式 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

我想尝试一下新的方法。Wǒ xiǎng chángshì yíxià xīn de fāngfǎ.I want to try a new method.

失败了也没关系，至少尝试过了。Shībài le yě méi guānxi, zhìshǎo chángshì guò le.It's fine if it fails; at least we tried.

What does 尝试 mean?

尝试 (chángshì) means “to try; attempt”.

How do you pronounce 尝试?

尝试 is pronounced chángshì.

Which HSK level is 尝试?

尝试 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 尝试 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.