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kǎo
HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to check
  2. 2. to verify
  3. 3. to test
  4. 4. to examine
  5. 5. to take an exam
  6. 6. to take an entrance exam for
  7. 7. deceased father

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10276227)

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Words Containing 考

科举考试
kē jǔ kǎo shì

imperial examinations (in former times)

中考
zhōng kǎo

entrance exam for senior middle school

考过
kǎo guò

to pass (an exam)

考文垂市
kǎo wén chuí shì

Coventry (UK)

考期
kǎo qī

the exam period

考勤簿
kǎo qín bù

attendance record book

考完
kǎo wán

to finish an exam

考查
kǎo chá

to investigate

考据
kǎo jù

textual criticism

考验
kǎo yàn

to test

考砸
kǎo zá

to flunk

成考移民
chéng kǎo yí mín

mandatory college exam for immigrants

赶考
gǎn kǎo

to go and take an imperial examination

小考
xiǎo kǎo

quiz

考卷
kǎo juàn

exam paper

会考
huì kǎo

unified examination

考核
kǎo hé

to examine

监考
jiān kǎo

to proctor (an exam)

考古家
kǎo gǔ jiā

archaeologist

期中考
qī zhōng kǎo

mid-term exam

考分
kǎo fēn

grade

寿考
shòu kǎo

long life

商务汉语考试
shāng wù hàn yǔ kǎo shì

Business Chinese Test (BCT)

考试
kǎo shì

to take an exam

考上
kǎo shàng

to pass a university entrance exam

考古学家
kǎo gǔ xué jiā

archaeologist

汉语水平考试
hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì

HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

考评
kǎo píng

evaluation

闭卷考试
bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

期末考
qī mò kǎo

final exam

参考
cān kǎo

consultation

考选部
kǎo xuǎn bù

Ministry of Examination, Taiwan

查考
chá kǎo

to examine

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试
pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)

编班考试
biān bān kǎo shì

placement test

科考
kē kǎo

preliminary round of imperial examinations

考波什堡
kǎo bō shí bǎo

Kaposvár in southwest Hungary (German: Ruppertsburg), capital of Somogy county 紹莫吉州|绍莫吉州

参考系
cān kǎo xì

frame of reference

准考证
zhǔn kǎo zhèng

(exam) admission ticket

补考
bǔ kǎo

to sit for a makeup exam

兰考县
lán kǎo xiàn

Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[kāi fēng], Henan

考进
kǎo jìn

to gain entry by passing an exam; to be admitted to (a college etc)

甄别考试
zhēn bié kǎo shì

to screen

期考
qī kǎo

end of term examination

仅供参考
jǐn gōng cān kǎo

for reference only

考场
kǎo chǎng

exam room

考察团
kǎo chá tuán

inspection team

考勤
kǎo qín

to check attendance (at school or workplace)

考勤表
kǎo qín biǎo

attendance sheet

考中
kǎo zhòng

to pass an exam

考工记
kǎo gōng jì

The Artificer's Record, a technology treaty compiled towards the end of the Spring and Autumn period

大考
dà kǎo

final exam

研考
yán kǎo

to investigate

考级
kǎo jí

to take a test to establish one's level of proficiency

仅作参考
jǐn zuò cān kǎo

for reference only

考古学
kǎo gǔ xué

archaeology

科考队
kē kǎo duì

scientific exploration team

考古
kǎo gǔ

archaeology

考察队
kǎo chá duì

investigation team

考入
kǎo rù

to pass entrance exam

考拉
kǎo lā

koala (loanword)

考生
kǎo shēng

exam candidate

考克斯报告
kǎo kè sī bào gào

Cox Report

高考
gāo kǎo

college entrance exam (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)

报考
bào kǎo

to enter oneself for an examination

路考
lù kǎo

driving test

参考文献
cān kǎo wén xiàn

cited material

参考椭球体
cān kǎo tuǒ qiú tǐ

reference ellipsoid (geodesy)

代考
dài kǎo

to take a test or exam for sb

考本
kǎo běn

to take a relevant exam for a certificate (e.g. driving test, license etc)

投考
tóu kǎo

to sign up for an examination

参考材料
cān kǎo cái liào

reference material

考取
kǎo qǔ

to pass an entrance exam

考究
kǎo jiū

to investigate

考官
kǎo guān

an examiner

换位思考
huàn wèi sī kǎo

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

会士考试
huì shì kǎo shì

agrégation (exam for teaching diploma in French universities)

考试卷
kǎo shì juàn

exam paper

参考消息
cān kǎo xiāo xī

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

考量
kǎo liáng

to consider

考虑
kǎo lǜ

to think over

考绩
kǎo jì

to check up on sb's achievements

久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn

well tested over a long period of time (idiom)

应考
yìng kǎo

to take an exam

备考
bèi kǎo

to prepare for an exam

赴考
fù kǎo

to go and sit an examination

考试院
kǎo shì yuàn

Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan

伯邑考
bó yì kǎo

Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[zhōu wén wáng] and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝[zhōu cháo] of ancient China

富贵寿考
fù guì shòu kǎo

rank, wealth, and long life

充分考虑
chōng fèn kǎo lǜ

to give sufficient consideration to

考区
kǎo qū

the exam area

安全考虑
ān quán kǎo lǜ

security concerns; safety considerations

考察船
kǎo chá chuán

survey ship

参考书
cān kǎo shū

reference book

考研
kǎo yán

to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program

思考
sī kǎo

to reflect on

斯考特
sī kǎo tè

Scott (name)

显考
xiǎn kǎo

honorific term for one's deceased father

考试卷子
kǎo shì juàn zi

see 考試卷|考试卷[kǎo shì juàn]

联考
lián kǎo

entrance examination

考题
kǎo tí

exam question

统考
tǒng kǎo

unified examination (e.g. across the country)

待考
dài kǎo

under investigation

考霸
kǎo bà

\exam master\, sb who takes many exams and aces all of them

考订
kǎo dìng

to check and correct

普考
pǔ kǎo

examination for lower levels of Taiwan government service (short for 普通考試|普通考试[pǔ tōng kǎo shì])

参考资料
cān kǎo zī liào

reference material

兰考
lán kǎo

Lankao county in Kaifeng 開封|开封[kāi fēng], Henan

考文垂
kǎo wén chuí

Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲|西米德兰兹[xī mǐ dé lán zī], UK

考虑
kǎo lǜ

to think over

考证
kǎo zhèng

to do textual research

考察
kǎo chá

to inspect