<p>A simple form of try is 试一试： ‘试一试某事’ = 'give something a whirl/shot'<br>
I often hear:<br>
我不会！ I can't do it!<br>
试一试！ Try!</p>

<p>You can often replace 试一试 with 尝试。</p>

<p>You can also use 试： 我可以试一下这双鞋吗？</p>

<p>try hard (to do sth.) is 努力： 如果你努力就能够做到。</p>

<p>also 尽力： try your hardest (to do sth.): 我们会尽力完成。  </p>

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试试 or 试一试 is reduplication of the verb  试. https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/26236/why-are-there-duplicates-in-the-following-words-%e6%b8%b8%e6%b8%b8%e6%b3%b3-%e5%8c%96%e5%8c%96%e5%a6%86-%e6%95%a3%e6%95%a3%e6%ad%a5-etc  试试 means try slightly; 试一试 means try once/ try slightly.
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In ’试一试 ‘ ’一试‘ cannot be a verb. How could you count a verb? What would that mean?
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In 试一试, the first 试 is a verb. 一 is the counting word and the second 试 is a 'verb classifier'  - for counting how many 'try' you have tried. Let me give you another example., 看一看= look one look. (take one look/ look briefly)
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<blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try</a> </p>
  
  <p>try:  </p>
  
  <p>1.to make an attempt at —often used with an infinitive-  <em>try to fix the car</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://translate.google.ca/#en/zh-TW/try" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://translate.google.ca/#en/zh-TW/try</a></p>
  
  <p>嘗試 - try, attempt</p>
  
  <p>企圖 - try, attempt</p>
  
  <p>試圖 - try, attempt</p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li><p>嘗試 emphasizes on "the action of trying"</p></li>
<li><p>企圖 emphasizes on "intention of trying"</p></li>
<li><p>試圖 emphasizes on "the uncertain nature of trying"</p></li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>"他嘗試修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his action of trying to fix it.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"他企圖修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his intention of trying to fix it.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"他試圖修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his uncertain attempt to fix it.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>~</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>試著 is the colloquial counterpart of 嘗試</p>
  
  <p>"他試著修理這輛汽車"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>More examples:</p>

<p>嘗試種花 (try to grow flower) - <em>let me see how you do it.</em></p>

<p>企圖謀殺 (try to murder)- <em>it is your intention, isn't it?</em> </p>

<p>試圖打敗職業拳擊手 (try to defeat a pro boxer)- <em>are you sure?</em></p>

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<p>Can someone please help me clarifying all the possible ways to say "try" in Chinese. As in "try sth" or "try to do sth". I can come up with many translations but it's very hard for me to use them in context.</p>

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Translations of "to try"
# Translations of "to try"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-01)

Can someone please help me clarifying all the possible ways to say "try" in Chinese. As in "try sth" or "try to do sth". I can come up with many translations but it's very hard for me to use them in context.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-01. Score: 3

A simple form of try is 试一试： ‘试一试某事’ = 'give something a whirl/shot'  
I often hear:  
我不会！ I can't do it!  
试一试！ Try!

You can often replace 试一试 with 尝试。

You can also use 试： 我可以试一下这双鞋吗？

try hard (to do sth.) is 努力： 如果你努力就能够做到。

also 尽力： try your hardest (to do sth.): 我们会尽力完成。

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 试试 or 试一试 is reduplication of the verb  试. https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/26236/why-are-there-duplicates-in-the-following-words-%e6%b8%b8%e6%b8%b8%e6%b3%b3-%e5%8c%96%e5%8c%96%e5%a6%86-%e6%95%a3%e6%95%a3%e6%ad%a5-etc  试试 means try slightly; 试一试 means try once/ try slightly.  
> **username_1**: In ’试一试 ‘ ’一试‘ cannot be a verb. How could you count a verb? What would that mean?  
> **username_2**: In 试一试, the first 试 is a verb. 一 is the counting word and the second 试 is a 'verb classifier'  - for counting how many 'try' you have tried. Let me give you another example., 看一看= look one look. (take one look/ look briefly)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-01. Score: 2

> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try>
>
> try:
>
> 1.to make an attempt at —often used with an infinitive- *try to fix the car*

~

> <https://translate.google.ca/#en/zh-TW/try>
>
> 嘗試 - try, attempt
>
> 企圖 - try, attempt
>
> 試圖 - try, attempt

* 嘗試 emphasizes on "the action of trying"
* 企圖 emphasizes on "intention of trying"
* 試圖 emphasizes on "the uncertain nature of trying"

> "他嘗試修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his action of trying to fix it.

~

> "他企圖修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his intention of trying to fix it.

~

> "他試圖修理這輛汽車" (he try to repair this car) emphasizes on his uncertain attempt to fix it.

~

> 試著 is the colloquial counterpart of 嘗試
>
> "他試著修理這輛汽車"

More examples:

嘗試種花 (try to grow flower) - *let me see how you do it.*

企圖謀殺 (try to murder)- *it is your intention, isn't it?*

試圖打敗職業拳擊手 (try to defeat a pro boxer)- *are you sure?*


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