How to say “exam question” in Chinese

试题
shìtí

exam question

noun · HSK 4 · topic “In class”

“Exam question” in Chinese is 试题, shì tí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

试题 is read shì tí: 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!”
tí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

试
shì — try

On the left, 讠 “speech”.

题
tí — topic, task

On the right, 页 “page”.

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 “试题”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “exam question” in Chinese?

“Exam question” in Chinese is 试题, pinyin shìtí.

What does 试题 mean?

试题 (shìtí) means “exam question”.

How do you write 试题?

试题 is 2 characters: 试 (shì) — try; 题 (tí) — topic, task. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 试题?

试题 is read shìtí. Tones: shì — fourth tone, tí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“exam question” in the lesson “Questions and answers”

This word is from the topic “In class” 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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