Chinese word

卷子

Pronunciation

Pinyinjuàn zi

Meaning

  • nountest paper

Example

请把写好的卷子交上来。qǐng bǎ xiě hǎo de juàn zi jiāo shàng lái

Please hand in the completed test paper.

Illustration for 卷子 (test paper)

More examples

监考老师发现有人在考试中偷看别人的卷子。jiān kǎo lǎo shī fā xiàn yǒu rén zài kǎo shì zhōng tōu kàn bié rén de juàn zi

The proctor found someone peeking at another person's test paper during the exam.

Core concept

One paper bundle containing the written material needed to set and mark an exam.

Common phrases

  • 发卷子fā juàn zi

    hand out test papers

  • 交卷子jiāo juàn zi

    hand in a test paper

  • 偷看卷子tōu kàn juàn zi

    peek at a test paper

Similar words

试卷shì juàn: An official exam paper set with the questions and areas provided for answers.
答题纸dá tí zhǐ: A sheet provided for writing answers during an exam.
试题shì tí: One question or problem presented during an exam.
答案dá àn: The answers written by a student during an exam.

Definition in Chinese

用于阅卷和评分的一套题目与答题纸，既可指印好的试题，也可指学生填写的答题页。yòng yú yuè juàn hé píng fēn de yí tào tí mù yǔ dá tí zhǐ jì kě zhǐ yìn hǎo de shì tí yě kě zhǐ xué shēng tián xiě de dá tí yè

Word origin

The compound 卷 (juǎn, "scroll or written volume") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix") turns the older idea of a written volume into the everyday name for an exam paper.

Usage tips

  • The word can cover both the printed question pages and the pages filled in by a student, so its range is wider than a narrow use of question paper in English.

Other meanings

  • question papernoun

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