试
shì
Halfway in, ready to pull back out: 试
The picture You put a hand or an arm halfway into something that is not yours yet, see whether it fits, and stay free to pull back out. 试 goes in halfway and can withdraw; 做 carries it all the way through.
Where the picture shows up in 试
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trying it on the body
这件衣服我可以试一下吗？
zhè jiàn yī fu wǒ kě yǐ shì yí xià ma
May I try this on?
In front of the shop mirror, one arm half into the sleeve, checking the shoulders only
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trying a method
你先试试这个办法。
nǐ xiān shì shi zhè ge bàn fǎ
Try this method first.
Picking one key from a ring, sliding it half into the lock and turning
Doubled as 试试 it means give it a light go
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running a machine briefly
师傅在试新机器。
shī fu zài shì xīn jī qì
The technician is testing the new machine.
Flipping the new machine on just long enough to hear it, then off again
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looking part way into a person
明天有面试，我很紧张。
míng tiān yǒu miàn shì, wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng
I have an interview tomorrow and I am nervous.
Across the desk, someone reading your papers, asking, and weighing the answer
面试 is the face-to-face sizing up
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one more go
再试一次，别放弃。
zài shì yí cì, bié fàng qì
Try once more, do not give up.
A hand that failed once going back onto the same spot
All of it in one picture
试 is a circle filled only half way. Slide your arm half into a sleeve and you are trying the shirt on; run a method half way and you are testing whether it works. Flip a new machine on briefly and that is a trial run, and sitting a person down to look half way into them is an interview. Doing that half step once more is 再试一次.