How to say “examinee” in Chinese

考生
kǎoshēng

examinee

noun · HSK 4 · topic “University and goals”

“Examinee” in Chinese is 考生, kǎo shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

考生 is read kǎo shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

kǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
shēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

考
kǎo — examine, test
生
shēng — be born, life

In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.

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 “考生”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “examinee” in Chinese?

“Examinee” in Chinese is 考生, pinyin kǎoshēng.

What does 考生 mean?

考生 (kǎoshēng) means “examinee”.

How do you write 考生?

考生 is 2 characters: 考 (kǎo) — examine, test; 生 (shēng) — be born, life. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 考生?

考生 is read kǎoshēng. Tones: kǎo — third tone, shēng — first tone. The page has an audio recording.

“examinee” in the lesson “The gaokao and your major”

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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