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kǎo shì
v./n. participate in an exam; examination
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
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ní děi wèn wen shén me shí hou kǎo shì .
phr. You have to ask when the exam is held
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wèi shén me yǒu xiē kè bù kǎo shì ?
phr. Why some classes don't have exams?
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wǒ jīn tiān xīn qíng bù hǎo, yīn wèi kǎo shì méi káo hǎo .
phr. I am upset today because I've failed in the exam.
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tā tōng guò le zhè cì kǎo shì .
phr. He passed this exam.
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nà gè xiǎo hái fēi cháng lì hai, měi cì kǎo shì dōu ná mǎn fēn .
phr. That child is very smart. He gets full marks on every test.
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kǎo shì rì qī hái méi dìng xià lái .
phr. The date of the exam hasn't been fixed yet.
kǎo shì tōng zhī
n. exam notice/announcement
bì yè kǎo shì
n. graduation examination
qī zhōng kǎo shì
n. mid-term exam
qī mò kǎo shì
n. final examination
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wǒ míng tiān yǒu yí gè hàn yú kǎo shì .
phr. I've got a Chinese test tomorrow
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zhè cì kǎo shì hén jiǎn dān .
phr. The exam was very simple.
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tā kǎo shì méi jí gé .
phr. He did not pass the examination.
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tā yīn wèi kǎo shì zuò bì bèi xué xiào kāi chú le .
phr. He was expelled from school for cheating on a test.
hàn yú shuǐ píng kǎo shì
phr. Chinese Proficiency Test, HSK
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kǎo shì tōng guo le, tā xīn lǐ lè kāi le huā
phr. He passed the exam and his heart swelled with happiness
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kǎo shì de shí hou bú yào wàng jì dài yí kuài shóu biǎo .
phr. For the exam, don't forget to bring a watch with you.
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tīng xiě shì kǎo shì de yí bù fen
phr. Dictation is one part of the examination.
cān jiā kǎo shì
phr. attend an examination
shàng wǔ de kǎo shì
nphr. examination in the morning