Pinyin
English Definition
trial; attempt
Phrase
zhǐ yào nǐ kěn cháng shì ， nǐ yī dìng néng zuò zhè jiàn shì 。
If you would only try, you could do it.
tā yǐ qián de cháng shì méi yǒu chéng gōng 。
His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.