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shì tú · shi tu

Traditional 試圖

Meaning

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  1. to attempt
  2. to try

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)试(shì)图(tú)去(qù)追(zhuī)上(shàng)玛(mǎ)丽(lì),但(dàn)是(shì)他(tā)没(méi)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

Tom tried to catch up with Mary, but he couldn't.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)试(shì)图(tú)打(dǎ)开(kāi)那(nà)扇(shàn)旧(jiù)窗(chuāng)户(hu),但(dàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)成(chéng)功(gōng)。

He tried to open that old window, but didn't succeed.

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