Meaning
to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
Chinese: 尝试、考试或测试。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 试 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
- 试验shì yànexperiment; test; to experiment; experimental
- 试题shì tíexam question; test topic
- 测试cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)
- 面试miàn shìto be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
Example Sentence
你可以先试穿一下这件衣服。Nǐ kě yǐ xiān shì chuān yí xià zhè jiàn yī fu.You can try on this piece of clothing first.
你Nǐyou可以kě yǐcan先xiānbeforehand试穿shì chuānto try wearing clothes一下yí xiàall at once这zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes。