考

kǎo

“To beat” in Chinese is 考 (kǎo).

Other characters with the syllable kao: see all 3 →

Meaning

to beat
to hit
to inspect

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

Example

他能过考试的，是不是？

He could pass the examination, could not he?

From 考试 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 考

考试kǎoshìto take an examHSK 1 考生kǎoshēngexam candidateHSK 2 考验kǎoyànto testHSK 3 参考cānkǎoconsultationHSK 4 考察kǎocháto inspectHSK 4 考虑kǎolǜto think overHSK 4 思考sīkǎoto reflect onHSK 4 考核kǎohéto examineHSK 5

More HSK 1 characters

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