How to say “exam paper” in Chinese

试卷
shìjuàn

exam paper

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Studying and student life”

“Exam paper” in Chinese is 试卷, shì juàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

试卷 is read shì juàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
juàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

试
shì — try

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

卷
juàn — scroll, volume

Second reading: juǎn, “roll up”: books used to be scrolls.

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 “试卷”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 试卷. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 试卷上一共有二十道题。shìjuànshangyígòngyǒuèrshídàotíThe exam paper has twenty questions in all.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “exam paper” in Chinese?

“Exam paper” in Chinese is 试卷, pinyin shìjuàn.

What does 试卷 mean?

试卷 (shìjuàn) means “exam paper”.

How do you write 试卷?

试卷 is 2 characters: 试 (shì) — try; 卷 (juàn) — scroll, volume. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 试卷?

试卷 is read shìjuàn. Tones: shì — fourth tone, juàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“exam paper” in the lesson “At the exam”

This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. 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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