考试 kǎoshì▶ examen

Stroke order

考试 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 考 — 6 strokes
• 试 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to take an exam
2. exam

Example sentences

• 明天有汉语考试。Míngtiān yǒu Hànyǔ kǎoshì.There is a Chinese exam tomorrow.
• 他不想去考试。Tā bù xiǎng qù kǎoshì.He does not want to go take the exam.

Related words

• 试intentar, probar
• 考虑Considerar
• 参考recursos de referencia
• 思考reflexión
• 试卷examen
• 尝试intento

考试 is pronounced kǎoshì and means “examen”. It is part of the HSK 2 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 考试 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.