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考試
简 考试 · 繁 考試Mandarin · pinyin kǎo shì
Meanings
- to take an exam
- exam
- Classifier: 次 cì
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Mandarin tones
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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haau2 si5
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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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