试试 in Context

Great question, Jason, this video will explain in detail:

https://www.loom.com/share/87c7e462887f426bb938b07513ca7f51

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Once you understand the above point, just follow these three conditions to understand 把 :

Condition 1: Simple verbs with no "extra dressing" don't require 把.

吃这个热狗
Eat this hot dog.

Condition 2: Once you "add dressing" to the verb, use 把 to keep the verb and its description together.

把这个热狗吃完
Finish eating this hotdog.

Condition 3: Make sure that the verb describes what happens TO THE OBJECT. Some verbs only describe the subject's perception or mental state towards the object.

我听错了明天出发的时间.
I misheard tomorrow's departure time.

听错 (Verb-Result) isn't what happened to the object (明天出发的时间), but instead is the perception of '我.' Other perception verbs that don't usually work include 看, 闻, and 像 because those verbs seldom affect the object directly, but rather describe perception about the object.

我爱上了她.
I fell in love with her.

"爱" is a psychological verb, so it is, by definition, taking place in the mental state of the subject. It's not happening to the object (她). Other psychological verbs you've already learned that don't usually work include 喜欢 - 想 - 怕 - 讨厌 - 担心

"What counts as 'adding dressing' to the verb?" -You
Assuming that Condition 3 is met, a reliable rule of thumb is that "adding dressing" covers that which in some way describes a simple verb (e.g., 吃 -> 吃好，放 -> 放在这儿，带 -> 带回来). Don't let the verb and its dressing get separated! Here are a few scenarios:

1. Adding a result
把这个热狗吃完
Finish eating this hotdog.

把手机用坏了
Break the phone (through over-use).

2. Adding a location
把手机放在书桌上
Put the phone on the desk.

把钱放在包里
Put the money in the bag.

3. Adding a direction
把东西带回来
Bring the stuff back.

把包扔下去
Throw down the bag.

4. Adding quantity to the verb
请你把门开一下
Please open the door a moment.

他把他的电话号码又说了一次
He once again said his phone number.

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11zahyd7f4&t=1351s

I love these loom videos I see in comments. I am wondering if there is a location (perhaps I need to search better) Where I can find a full list of all of your loom videos that I can watch while working? I often don't have alot of time to watch them when I see them and promise myself I will go back and find them, but I end forgetting which lessons I have seen the loom links. Is there a page on the website I can go to find them all? Or do you also address them in the podcast, in which case I will get that info as I make my way through all the past episodes? Thanks!

Hey Lynn, here's the FAQ folder: https://loom.com/share/folder/09ac14b3d63d47e9b43dfce3753a6709

Your example sentence wouldn't quite work as 遇到 is a compound word. However, while 时 does mean "when" here, you could omit it and it would still make sense as it would be implied.

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11zahyd7f4&t=3645s

What is the difference between 时 and 的时候 for the meaning "when"? Is 时 just an abbreviation? Thanks, Andy

时 is simply more formal and used primarily in written language

This is where Luke and Phil talked about your question in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh6CJmnFP3E&t=2538s