考 kǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 耂 — old, aged
- Made of
- 耂 old, aged 丂 breath
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
考
kǎo
to test, to take an exam
Character
Example phrases
- 我们明天考汉语。 Wǒmen míngtiān kǎo Hànyǔ. We have a Chinese exam tomorrow.
- 老师今天考我们。 Lǎoshī jīntiān kǎo wǒmen. The teacher is testing us today.
- 明天考什么？ Míngtiān kǎo shénme? What's on the exam tomorrow?
- 老师下午考汉字。 Lǎoshī xiàwǔ kǎo hànzì. The teacher will test the characters this afternoon.
- 学生今天考中文。 Xuésheng jīntiān kǎo Zhōngwén. The student is taking a Chinese test today.
- 你们明天考不考？ Nǐmen míngtiān kǎo bu kǎo? Are you taking an exam tomorrow?
- 小王没考汉语。 Xiǎo Wáng méi kǎo Hànyǔ. Xiao Wang didn't take the Chinese test.
- 老师正在考学生。 Lǎoshī zhèngzài kǎo xuésheng. The teacher is testing the students now.
- 今天考几课？ Jīntiān kǎo jǐ kè? How many lessons are on today's test?
- 我们上午考汉字。 Wǒmen shàngwǔ kǎo Hànzì. We have a character test in the morning.
Related words
- 考试 kǎoshì exam; to take an exam
- 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate
- 考验 kǎoyàn test; to test
- 参考 cānkǎo to refer to
- 考察 kǎochá to inspect; to study
- 考虑 kǎolǜ to consider
- 思考 sīkǎo to think deeply
- 考核 kǎohé assessment
- 考古 kǎogǔ to engage in archaeology; archaeology
- 考查 kǎochá to examine; to check
- 考量 kǎoliáng to consider; consideration
- 放学 fàngxué to finish classes (for the day)