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考

kǎo · kao

Traditional 攷

HSK 1

Meaning

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kǎo 考

  1. to check
  2. to verify
  3. to test
  4. to examine
  5. to take an exam
  6. to take an entrance exam for
  7. deceased father

kǎo 攷

  1. to beat
  2. to hit
  3. variant of 考 (kǎo)
  4. to inspect
  5. to test
  6. to take an exam
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In a conversation

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Driving test, again

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)考(kǎo)驾照(jiàzhào)。

    Tomorrow I take my driving test.

  2. Liangliang

    紧张(jǐnzhāng)吗(ma)？

    Nervous?

  3. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)考(kǎo)了(le)两次(liǎngcì)了(le)。

    A bit. I have already taken it twice.

  4. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)考(kǎo)什么(shénme)？

    What is tested this time?

  5. Dengdeng

    倒车入库(dàochērùkù)。

    Reversing into a parking space.

  6. Liangliang

    加油(jiāyóu)，我(wǒ)考(kǎo)了(le)四次(sìcì)才(cái)过(guò)。

    Good luck. I took it four times before I passed.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)考(kǎo)研(yán)究(jiū)生(shēng)。

After I graduate, I'd like to take the graduate school entrance examination.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bailujia · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

令(lìng)我(wǒ)非(fēi)常(cháng)伤(shāng)心(xīn)的(de)是(shì)她(tā)考(kǎo)砸(zá)了(le)。

She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.

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

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