HSK 6 · Verbs

企图 qǐtú “to attempt” in Chinese

Traditional 企圖

What 企图 means

  1. to attempt
  2. to try

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种企图 yì zhǒng qǐtú

How to say 企图

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale企qǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale图tú2nd tone, rising

企图 in a sentence

  1. 我企图与她保持友好的关系，不过那是不可能的。

    Wǒ qǐtú yǔ tā bǎochí yǒuhǎo de guānxi, búguò nà shì bù kěnéng de.

    I tried to stay on friendly terms with her, but it was impossible.

    Sentence #1319819 from Tatoeba

  2. 为什么你企图逃走？

    Wèishénme nǐ qǐtú táozǒu?

    Why did you try to run away?

    Sentence #476596 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他企图说谎。

    Tā qǐtú shuōhuǎng.

    He tried to lie.

    Sentence #466078 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 企图 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 企 (qǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
企qǐto stand on tiptoe and look
  • 人person · rén
  • 止stop · zhǐ
The character 图 (tú) with each of its parts in a different colour
图túdiagram
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 冬part of the character

Memory aidSimplified from 圖. Picture a border 囗 drawn around the land: a map, a picture.

How to write 企图

企 6 strokes · 图 8 strokes

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企图 (qǐtú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 企图 (qǐtú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 企图

Words with 企

企业qǐyè · company

Words with 图

地图dìtú · map图书馆túshūguǎn · library图tú · picture试图shìtú · to attempt图案tú'àn · pattern意图yìtú · intention

More words: Common Verbs

清除qīngchú · to clear away清理qīnglǐ · to clear up倾斜qīngxié · to tilt欺骗qīpiàn · to deceive全力以赴quánlìyǐfù · to go all out确保quèbǎo · to ensure确立quèlì · to establish缺席quēxí · to be absent

FAQs

企图 (qǐtú) means “to attempt” or “to try”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qǐtú: qǐ with a 3rd tone, then tú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 企图 is written 企圖. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one to attempt is 一种企图 (yì zhǒng qǐtú).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qitu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 企图 from the suggestions. Typing qitu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
企图 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.