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试(試) shì try; test in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 讠(言) yán “speech”. The colloquial name for this radical is 言字旁 yánzìpáng “side made up of the character 言.” Phonetic is 式 shì as in 方式 fāngshì “way.”
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 试 (試) shì try [V]
- 试试 (試試) shìshi try
- 试试看 (試試看) shìshi kàn try and see
- 考试 (考試) kăoshì test, examination [N]; take a test [VO]
- 期中考试 (期中考試) qīzhōng kăoshì mid-term examination [PH]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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