thử

See also: thư and thứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thử

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

Adverb

thử

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

nếm thử
to taste test

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