How to say “take an exam” in Chinese
take an exam
“Take an exam” in Chinese is 考, kǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
考 is read kǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “考”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 考. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我考得不太好wǒkǎodebútàihǎoI didn't do very well.
- 你考得怎么样？nǐkǎodezěnmeyàngHow did you do?
- 明天考试，我有点儿担心。míngtiānkǎoshì,wǒyǒudiǎnrdānxīnThere's an exam tomorrow, I'm a little worried.
- 你考试考得怎么样？nǐkǎoshìkǎodezěnmeyàngHow did your exam go?
- 考试结束了我觉得很轻松kǎoshìjiéshùle,wǒjuédehěnqīngsōngThe exam is over, and I feel relieved.
- 我没考好，父母一定很失望。wǒméikǎohǎo,fùmǔyídìnghěnshīwàngI didn't do well on the exam — my parents must be really disappointed.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The exam”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take an exam” in Chinese?
“Take an exam” in Chinese is 考, pinyin kǎo.
What does 考 mean?
考 (kǎo) means “take an exam”.
How do you write 考?
考 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 考?
考 is read kǎo. Tones: kǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take an exam” in the lesson “The exam”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. 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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