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考試

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Mandarin · pinyin kǎo shì

to take an exam
exam
Classifier: 次 cì

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考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate
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试: shì · test, try, experiment

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3–4 · kao3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haau2 si3 · haau2 si5

Cantonese word readings for 考試. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

test (of a person's proficiency or knowledge); examination; exam (Classifier: 次 m; 場／场 m; 門／门 m)

verb

(verb-object) to take a test; to sit an examination; to have an exam

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