How to say “written exam” in Chinese
written exam
“Written exam” in Chinese is 笔试, bǐ shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
笔试 is read bǐ shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: a brush with a bamboo handle.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “笔试”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 笔试. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的笔试合格了wǒdebǐshìhégéleI passed the written exam!
- 明天上午有笔试míngtiānshàngwǔyǒubǐshìThere's a written exam tomorrow morning.
- 他没好好复习结果笔试没合格tāméihǎohǎofùxí,jiéguǒbǐshìméihégéHe didn't review properly and ended up failing the written exam.
- 我这次笔试没合格。wǒzhècìbǐshìméihégéI failed the written exam this time.
More words from the lesson “Exam time”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “written exam” in Chinese?
“Written exam” in Chinese is 笔试, pinyin bǐshì.
What does 笔试 mean?
笔试 (bǐshì) means “written exam”.
How do you write 笔试?
笔试 is 2 characters: 笔 (bǐ) — brush, pen; 试 (shì) — try. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 笔试?
笔试 is read bǐshì. Tones: bǐ — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“written exam” in the lesson “Exam time”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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