Chinese word dictionary

考验

kǎoyàn · to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal

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Word information

Simplified考验

Traditional考驗

Pinyinkǎoyàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

考kǎo

to test, to investigate, to examine

验yàn

to examine, to inspect, to test, to verify

How to learn 考验

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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考kǎo

to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3]; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father

考试kǎoshì

to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]

报考bàokǎo

to enter oneself for an examination

高考gāokǎo

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[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]); (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)

经验jīngyàn

experience; to go through; to experience

考虑kǎolǜ

to think over; to consider; consideration