试图 (shìtú) means To try (attempt). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他 试图 解释，但没人听。
Tā shìtú jiěshì, dàn méi rén tīng.
He tried to explain, but nobody listened.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 试图
他们 试图 找到一个折中方案。
Tāmen shìtú zhǎodào yí ge zhézhōng fāng'àn.
They attempted to find a compromise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 试图
他 试图 调和双方的矛盾。
Tā shìtú tiáohé shuāngfāng de máodùn.
He tried to reconcile the differences between the two sides.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 调和
他 试图 掩盖自己的错误。
Tā shìtú yǎngài zìjǐ de cuòwù.
He tried to cover up his mistake.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 掩盖
这本书 试图 解开大脑记忆的奥秘。
Zhè běn shū shìtú jiěkāi dànǎo jìyì de àomì.
This book tries to unlock the mystery of memory in the brain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奥秘
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Questions about 试图
How is 试图 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 试图 (shìtú, "To try (attempt)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 试图 an HSK word?
Yes — 试图 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 试图?
The dictionary page for 试图 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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