考试

Character by character

• 考kǎo6 strokesHSK 1examine, test; investigate
• 试shì8 strokesHSK 1 traditional 試test, try, experiment

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 考试. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 考虑kǎo lǜHSK 4

  to think over; to consider; consideration

• 试shìHSK 1

  to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

• 测试cè shìHSK 4

  to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software)

• 考kǎoHSK 1

  to beat; to hit; variant of 考; to inspect; to test; to take an exam

• 试验shì yànHSK 3

  experiment; test; to experiment; experimental

• 思考sī kǎoHSK 4

  to reflect on; to ponder over

• 尝试cháng shìHSK 5

  to try; to attempt

• 试图shì túHSK 5

  to attempt; to try

• 考验kǎo yànHSK 3

  to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal

• 面试miàn shìHSK 4

  to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview

• 参考cān kǎoHSK 4

  consultation; reference; to consult; to refer

• 考察kǎo cháHSK 4

  to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation

• 高考gāo kǎoHSK 6

  college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)

• 试用shì yòngHSK 7

  to try sth out; to be on probation

• 考古kǎo gǔ

  archaeology

• 试探shì tànHSK 7

  to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out

• 考核kǎo héHSK 5

  to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation

• 试卷shì juànHSK 4

  examination paper; test paper

• 试点shì diǎnHSK 6

  test point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme

• 调试tiáo shìHSK 7

  to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging

• 试题shì tíHSK 3

  exam question; test topic

• 考量kǎo liángHSK 7

  to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration

• 比试bǐ shìHSK 7

  to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring

• 报考bào kǎoHSK 6

  to enter oneself for an examination