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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 考试

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
考试 kǎo shì - to take an exam
- exam
- CL:次[ci4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
2 1 2,341 1,098 670

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
考 kǎo- to check
- to verify
- to test
- to examine
- to take an exam
- to take an entrance exam for
- deceased father
考 kǎo- to beat
- to hit
- variant of 考[kao3]
- to inspect
- to test
- to take an exam
试 shì- to test
- to try
- experiment
- examination
- test

Other Words Containing 考试

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
考试 2 1 2,341 1,098 670