[cháng shì]

Have you ever tried your hand at writing a novel?
你嘗試過寫小說嗎?

It was a good try but it didn't succeed.
這是一個很好的嘗試， 但沒有成功。

make [give up] an attempt on the world high jump record
作[放棄]打破世界跳高紀錄的嘗試

All their attempts at reaching the summit failed.
他們攀登頂峰的一切嘗試都失敗了。