試試

Chinese

		to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test	to test; to try; experiment to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
trad. (試試)		試	試
simp. (试试)		试	试

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìshi, shìshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄕˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ si³ / si^3-2 si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìshi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: shr̀-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.shy
  - Palladius: шиши (šiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhshìh
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: shr̀-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhshyh
  - Palladius: шиши (šiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    世世
    世事
    事事
    事勢 / 事势
    筮仕
    視事 / 视事
    逝世
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ si³ / si^3-2 si³
  - Yale: si si / sí si
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ si³ / si^3-2 si³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi³ xi³ / xi^3-2 xi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː³³ siː³³/, /siː³³⁻³⁵ siː³³/

Note: si3-2 si3 - quick reading of 試一試 / 试一试.

Verb

試試

(colloquial) to (have a) try
你不妨試試。／你不妨试试。 ― Nǐ bùfáng shìshi. ― You might as well have a try.

試試就逝世／试试就逝世 ― shìshì jiù shìshì ― If you try, you'll die.

Synonyms

企圖 / 企图 (qǐtú)
嘗 / 尝 (cháng)
嘗試 / 尝试 (chángshì)
希圖 / 希图 (xītú)
筶 (Sichuanese)
試 / 试 (shì)
試圖 / 试图 (shìtú)