Chinese

考試

kǎoshì
test (of a person's proficiency or knowledge); examination; exam (Classifier: 次 m; 場／场 m; 門／门 m)
  • TOCFL 2
  • 考试

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  • characterChinese考 “to examine; to check”
    • ideaChinese耂 “old”
    • ideaChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
      • componentChinese𠃑
      • componentChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese試 “to test”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese式 “standard; established practice; norm”
      • soundChinese弋 “retrievable arrow attached to a string”
      • meaningChinese工 “labour; work (Classifier: 份 c)”

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