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试图

shì tú

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 試圖

What 试图 means

1. to attempt
2. to try

The characters in 试图

• 试shìto test; to try; experiment
• 图túdiagram; picture; drawing

Example sentences

• 我试图逃跑。
  I tried to escape.
• 他试图自杀。
  He tried to kill himself.
• 狗正试图逃脱。
  Gǒu zhèng shìtú táotuō.
  The dog is trying to escape.
• 她试图安慰他。
  She tried to console him.
• 应该试图这个。
  This should be attempted.
• 他试图保护她。
  He tried to defend her.

Sounds the same

Read shì tú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 仕途official career (formal)
• 视图view