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企图

qǐ tú

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 企圖 Measure word 种

企图 (qǐ tú) means "to attempt; to try; attempt". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 企图 means

1. to attempt
2. to try
3. attempt

The characters in 企图

• 企qǐ(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to…
• 图túdiagram; picture; drawing

Example sentences

• 她企图自杀。
  She attempted to kill herself.
• 他企图说谎。
  He tries to lie.
• 汤姆企图刺我。
  Tom tried to stab me.
• 汤姆不企图回应。
  Tāngmǔ bù qǐtú huíyìng.
  Tom didn't attempt to reply.
• 为什么你企图逃走？
  Wèishénme nǐ qǐtú táozǒu?
  Why do you try to run away?
• 他们企图暗杀总统。
  Tāmen qǐtú ànshā zǒngtǒng.
  They attempted to assassinate the president.

Words starting with 企图

• 企图心qǐ tú xīnambition; ambitious

Words containing 企图

• 另有企图lìng yǒu qǐ tú(idiom) to have an ulterior motive

Where 企图 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Businesses, Miracles & Enlightenment (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qǐ tú correctly.
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