Chinese word

考试

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǎo shì

Meaning

  • nountest

Example

我下周有考试。wǒ xià zhōu yǒu kǎo shì

I have a test next week.

Illustration for 考试 (test)

More examples

明天有考试吗？míng tiān yǒu kǎo shì ma

Is there a test tomorrow?

Core concept

A planned check with questions or tasks that shows what a person knows or can do and leads to a result.

Common phrases

  • 有考试yǒu kǎo shì

    have a test

  • 没有考试méi yǒu kǎo shì

    not have a test

Similar words

测验cè yàn: A quick test that checks understanding of a lesson or exercise.
测试cè shì: A check of a product, device, or person's ability through testing.

Definition in Chinese

通过问题或任务对个人的知识、能力或素质进行检验的活动，也指该活动的安排或最终的评定结果。tōng guò wèn tí huò rèn wù duì gè rén de zhī shí néng lì huò sù zhì jìn xíng jiǎn yàn de huó dòng yě zhǐ gāi huó dòng de ān pái huò zuì zhōng de píng dìng jié guǒ

Word origin

考试 (kǎoshì, "test") combines 考 (kǎo, "examine") + 试 (shì, "try or test"), joining the ideas of checking and trying what someone can do.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese school talk, 有 (yǒu, "have") before this word marks a scheduled event, not ownership, which makes dates and study plans easy to describe.

Other meanings

  • take a testverb

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