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˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

thử • (此, 試)

1. to try doing something and see if it works

   Thử vặn xem có được không.

   Try twisting it, see if that works.

2. to try something and see if it's suitable

   thử đồ ― to try some clothes

3. to test; to get a test

   thử nước tiểu ― to get a urine test

See also

• cố gắng

Adverb

thử

1. for a test; for a tryout

   chạy thử ― to test run

   nếm thử ― to taste test