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
考试
kǎoshì
exam; to take an exam
Characters in this word
试 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 式 formula, pattern, rule, style, system
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 今天的考试很难。 Jīntiān de kǎoshì hěn nán. Today's exam was very hard.
- 我明天有考试。 Wǒ míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì. I have an exam tomorrow.
- 汉语考试不难。 Hànyǔ kǎoshì bù nán. The Chinese exam isn't hard.
- 星期五有汉语考试。 Xīngqīwǔ yǒu Hànyǔ kǎoshì. There's a Chinese exam on Friday.
- 她的考试在上午。 Tā de kǎoshì zài shàngwǔ. Her exam is in the morning.
- 你准备考试了吗？ Nǐ zhǔnbèi kǎoshì le ma? Have you prepared for the exam?
- 我们明天没有考试。 Wǒmen míngtiān méiyǒu kǎoshì. We don't have an exam tomorrow.
- 谁的考试最难？ Shéi de kǎoshì zuì nán? Whose exam is the hardest?
- 考试前请看课本。 Kǎoshì qián qǐng kàn kèběn. Please review the textbook before the exam.
Related words
- 考 kǎo to test, 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
- 试 shì to try, to try on