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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *考* | 考* | *考
to check / to verify / to test / to examine / to take an exam / to take an entrance exam for / deceased father
HSK 1
to take an exam / exam / CL:
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *考* | 考* | *考
to beat / to hit / variant of / to inspect / to test / to take an exam
HSK 1
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  *场* | 场* | *场
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
HSK 2
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  *题* | 题* | *题
topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL: 個|个,
HSK 2
(exam) grade / mark / score / fraction
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *道* | 道* | *道
road; path (CL:條|条,) / (bound form) way; reason; principle / (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization / (Daoism) the Way; the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
HSK 2
exam candidate / student whose name has been put forward for an exam
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *挂* | 挂* | *挂
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried; to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects
HSK 3
subject; title; topic (CL:個|个) / exercise or exam question (CL:)
HSK 3
exam question / test topic
HSK 3
to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam / to admit (a student) / to hire (a job candidate)
HSK 4
to pass an exam or a test / to meet a minimum standard
HSK 4
to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
HSK 4
exam room
HSK 6
college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
HSK 6
to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit
HSK 6
exam question
HSK 6
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
HSK 7-9
gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
questions from previous years' exams
the exam period / the exam date
to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
to take an exam / (of an education system) to be exam-oriented
imperial exam involving writing essay on policy 策論|策论
to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference
to take a test to establish one's level of proficiency / placement test / (music) grade exam
entrance exam for senior middle school
to pass an entrance exam / to be admitted to
to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
to interpret (a visual document, a medical exam, an historical event etc) / to analyze data (from a chip, a black box etc)
to grade exam papers / to review case files
to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
the exam area / the district where an exam takes place
to do textual research / to make textual criticism / to verify by means of research (esp. historical details) / to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件)
to open a book / open-book (exam)
exam room
preliminary exam / qualifying exam / first try / preliminary testing
exam paper
to pass a university entrance exam
to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
(of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence / (old) to score highly in the imperial exams
old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
grade / exam mark
to proctor (an exam) / to invigilate
to carry within it / to be mixed in / to slip sth in / to intersperse / (hydrology etc) to entrain / to smuggle / notes smuggled into an exam
to add material to an exam / supplementary exam
to take an exam
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition)
to grade exam papers
flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch
to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing)
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香临时抱佛脚)
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
blank exam paper
to go off-topic; to stray from the topic / obscure question; trick exam question; catch question (CL:)
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
to fail an exam
court examination, the top grade imperial exam
to faint from stress (during exam, on stage etc)
to publish class list of successful exam candidates
"exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent
question bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam)
exam outline (outline of the content of an exam, published prior to the exam as a guide for examinees) (abbr. for 考試大綱|考试大纲)
to sit for a civil service exam
(old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government
final exam / to take an end-of-term exam / (Tw) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大學入學考試|大学入学考试)
to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc) / question (or section) order (on an exam paper) / question (or section) number
selection test / admission exam
final exam
all-round education (as opposed to exam-oriented education 應試教育|应试教育)
mid-term exam
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
to peel off / mottled / to fail an exam / to be demoted
(law) to amend a judgment; to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score
to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam
Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board
NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考
candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam
to take a test or exam for sb
(loanword) / pass (for gaining admittance) / to pass (in a game of bridge etc) / to get through; to pass (an exam etc)
exam-oriented education; teaching to the test
table of scores (in exams or sports league)
(in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam
to finish an exam
exam paper; test paper (CL:張|张)
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试
prefectural exam, the 2nd of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties
General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)
to pass an exam
to pass entrance exam / to enter college after a competitive exam
(historical) middle period of a tripartite provincial exam / half-time; intermission / (sports) midfield; midcourt / (sports) midfielder
to just scrape through with a narrow pass (in an exam)
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
(exam) admission ticket
to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam)

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