Translations of "to try" Can someone please help me clarifying all the possible ways to say "try" in Chinese. As in "try sth" or "try to do sth". I can come up with many translations but it's very hard for me to use them in context.
A simple form of try is 试一试： ‘试一试某事’ = 'give something a whirl/shot'
I often hear:
我不会！ I can't do it!
试一试！ Try!

You can often replace 试一试 with 尝试。

You can also use 试： 我可以试一下这双鞋吗？

try hard (to do sth.) is 努力： 如果你努力就能够做到。

also 尽力： try your hardest (to do sth.): 我们会尽力完成。