看 kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for syn 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit / a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) / all at once / suddenly syn 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 试图 試圖 shì tú to attempt / to try syn 尝试 嘗試 cháng shì to try / to attempt / CL:次[ci4] syn 审判 審判 shěn pàn a trial / to try sb syn 审讯 審訊 shěn xùn inquest / trial / interrogation / to try / to interrogate syn 企图 企圖 qǐ tú to attempt / to try / attempt / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 追查 zhuī chá to try to find out / to trace / to track down 设法 設法 shè fǎ to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth) syn 克服 kè fú (try to) overcome (hardships etc) / to conquer / to put up with / to endure syn 尽力而为 盡力而為 jìn lì ér wéi to try one's utmost / to strive syn 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè to try to please syn 辩解 辯解 biàn jiě to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself syn 向上 xiàng shàng upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress syn 试试看 試試看 shì shì kàn to give it a try syn 想方设法 想方設法 xiǎng fāng shè fǎ to think up every possible method (idiom) / to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other syn 试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out / to probe / to feel out / to try out syn 抢先 搶先 qiǎng xiān to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall syn 试穿 試穿 shì chuān to try wearing clothes / fitting trial syn 试用 試用 shì yòng to try sth out / to be on probation 无计可施 無計可施 wú jì kě shī no strategy left to try (idiom) / at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless syn 淘金 táo jīn to pan for gold / to try to make a fortune 逞强 逞強 chěng qiáng to show off / to try to be brave syn 跃跃欲试 躍躍欲試 yuè yuè yù shì to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 套话 套話 tào huà polite phrase / conventional greetings / cliché / to try to worm facts out of sb 力图 力圖 lì tú to try hard to / to strive to syn 妄图 妄圖 wàng tú to try in vain / futile attempt 揣摩 chuǎi mó to analyze / to try to figure out / to try to fathom syn 探听 探聽 tàn tīng to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry syn 求得 qiú dé to ask for sth and receive it / to try to obtain / to look for and obtain syn 迎头赶上 迎頭趕上 yíng tóu gǎn shàng to try hard to catch up syn 流窜 流竄 liú cuàn to roam all over the place / to go into every nook and corner / to infiltrate / (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run / to flee and try to hide syn 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face syn 辩白 辯白 biàn bái to offer an explanation / to plead innocence / to try to defend oneself syn 竞猜 競猜 jìng cāi to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) syn 劝架 勸架 quàn jià to mediate in a quarrel / to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down syn 着力 著力 zhuó lì to put effort into sth / to try really hard syn 初试 初試 chū shì preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing 试行 試行 shì xíng to try out / to test syn 劝退 勸退 quàn tuì to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc) syn 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things syn 强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments syn 你追我赶 你追我趕 nǐ zhuī wǒ gǎn friendly one-upmanship / to try to emulate syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 试着 試著 shì zhe (coll.) to try to 硬卧 硬臥 yìng wò hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk) 试一试 試一試 shì yī shì to have a try 打拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living 碰运气 碰運氣 pèng yùn qi to try one's luck / to leave sth to chance 试制 試製 shì zhì to try out a new product (or manufacturing process) / prototype / trial product 枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain syn 审结 審結 shěn jié (law) to try (a criminal case) and reach a conclusion syn 押宝 押寶 yā bǎo to play yabao (a gambling game) / (fig.) to gamble on / to take one's chance / to try one's luck 试办 試辦 shì bàn to try sth out / trial / pilot scheme syn 好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn 试衣 試衣 shì yī to try on (clothes) / fitting 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against syn 合议 合議 hé yì to discuss together / to try to reach a common judgment / panel discussion 求子 qiú zǐ (of a childless couple) to pray for a son / to try to have a child 水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn 找 zhǎo to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change syn 试 試 shì to test / to try / experiment / examination / test syn 赶 趕 gǎn to overtake / to catch up with / to hurry / to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward / to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) / until / by (a certain time) syn 劝 勸 quàn to advise / to urge / to try to persuade / to exhort / to console / to soothe syn 审 審 shěn to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court) syn 诈 詐 zhà to cheat / to swindle / to pretend / to feign / to draw sb out / to try to extract information by deceit or bluff syn 撵 攆 niǎn to expel / to oust / (dialect) to chase after / to try to catch up with syn 尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom) / to try one's heart out / to do one's utmost syn 遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn to be secretive / to try to cover up (idiom) 耍滑 shuǎ huá to resort to tricks / to act in a slippery way / to try to evade (work, responsibility) syn 解嘲 jiě cháo to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation / to justify oneself / to find excuses 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn 套交情 tào jiāo qing to try to gain sb's friendship syn 查考 chá kǎo to examine / to investigate / to try to determine syn 谉 讅 shěn to investigate / to try (in court) 江山易改本性难移 江山易改本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 江山易改禀性难移 江山易改稟性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 穷当益坚 窮當益堅 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back syn 钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 一蹴可几 一蹴可幾 yī cù kě jǐ to succeed at the first try (idiom) / easy as pie / one can do it at once 倾箱倒箧 傾箱倒篋 qīng xiāng dǎo qiè to exhaust all one has / to leave no stone unturned / to try one's best syn 及锋而试 及鋒而試 jí fēng ér shì lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom) / to have a go when at one's peak 攀高结贵 攀高結貴 pān gāo jié guì lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom) / to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful / social climbing 皇天不负苦心人 皇天不負苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually. 逆行倒施 nì xíng dǎo shī to go against the tide (idiom) / to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things 见猎心喜 見獵心喜 jiàn liè xīn xǐ lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) / fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again syn 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight 攻心 gōng xīn to mount a psychological attack / to try to demoralize / to try to win over / to try to persuade / (TCM) to fall into a coma or stupor due to an excess of emotion 偷鸡不成蚀把米 偷雞不成蝕把米 tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn 画虎类犬 畫虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it 初试身手 初試身手 chū shì shēn shǒu to have a try / to try one's hand / initial foray 治丝益棼 治絲益棼 zhì sī yì fén lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse 牛不喝水强按头 牛不喝水強按頭 niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn tóu lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) / fig. to try to impose one's will on sb 画虎不成反类犬 畫虎不成反類犬 huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom) / to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it 