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考试

kǎo shì · kao shi

Traditional 考試

HSK 1Old HSK 2Measure word: 次 cì

Meaning

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  1. to take an exam
  2. exam
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Exam day

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)下午(xiàwǔ)有(yǒu)考试(kǎoshì)。

    I have an exam this afternoon.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)考试(kǎoshì)？

    What exam?

  3. Dengdeng

    中文(zhōngwén)考试(kǎoshì)。一半(yībàn)的(de)词(cí)我(wǒ)都(dōu)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    The Chinese exam. I forgot half of the words.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)考试(kǎoshì)几点(jǐdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)？

    Then what time does the exam start?

  5. Dengdeng

    两点(liǎngdiǎn)。现在(xiànzài)几点(jǐdiǎn)了(le)？

    Two o'clock. What time is it now?

  6. Liangliang

    两点十分(liǎngdiǎnshífēn)！快(kuài)去(qù)考试(kǎoshì)吧(ba)！

    Ten past two! Go to your exam quickly!

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In a sentence

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01

实(shí)际(jì)上(shàng)他(tā)根(gēn)本(běn)没(méi)有(yǒu)去(qù)考(kǎo)试(shì)。

The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.

Tatoeba: Chinese by User5120 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

考(kǎo)试(shì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)我(wǒ)犯(fàn)了(le)很(hěn)严(yán)重(zhòng)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)。

I made an awful mistake in the test.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shanghainese · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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考
kǎo

to check; to verify

试
shì

to test; to try

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