thử

See also: thư and thứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 試 (“to test”, SV: thí). Doublet of thi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

thử • (此, 試)

to try doing something and see if it works
Thử vặn xem có được không.
Try twisting it, see if that works.
to try something and see if it's suitable
thử đồ ― to try some clothes
to test; to get a test
thử nước tiểu ― to get a urine test

See also

cố gắng

Adverb

thử

for a test; for a tryout
chạy thử ― to test run

nếm thử ― to taste test

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