How common it is
考 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kǎo slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“考”这个字通常用来表示考试或检查。比如，你可以说‘明天我要去考数学’或者‘老师会考我们英语单词’。
kǎo zhè gè zì tōng cháng lái yòng lái bǎo shí kǎoshì huò jiǎn chá。rú guǒ ， nǐ kě yuē ‘ míng tiān wǒ yào qù kǎo shù xué ’ huò ‘ lǎoshī huì kǎ wǒ men yīng yǔ dōu sè 。'
"考"这个字通常用来表示考试或检查。比如，你可以说‘明天我要去考数学’或者‘老师会考我们英语单词’。
Context note
“考”常用于学校场景中，如课堂、考试等。
kǎo cháng yòng xuéxiào jiàngchéng zhōng ， rú kǎo kè堂、kǎoshì考场等。
"考"常用于学校场景中，如课堂、考试等。
5 examples
明天我要去考数学。
míng tiān wǒ yào qù kǎo shù xué。
Tomorrow I need to take the math exam.
老师会考我们英语单词。
lǎo shī huì kǎo wǒ men yīng yǔ dān cí。
The teacher will test us on English words.
考试之前要复习。
kǎo shì zhī qián yào fù xí。
We should review before the exam.
这次考试很难。
zhè cì kǎo shì hěn nán。
This exam is quite difficult.
考完试后我们可以休息一下。
kǎo wán shì hòu wǒ men kě yǐ xiū xi yí xià。
After finishing the test, we can take a break.
5 mini stories
小明每天都要复习，因为他明天要考数学。
xiǎo míng měi tiān dōu yào fù xí， yīn wèi tā míng tiān yào kǎo shù xué。
Xiaoming reviews every day because he has to take the math exam tomorrow.
老师说这次考试很重要，我们要认真准备。
lǎo shī shuō zhè cì kǎo shì hěn zhòng yào， wǒ men yào rèn zhēn zhǔn bèi。
The teacher said this exam is very important, so we need to prepare carefully.
小红昨天晚上熬夜复习了，因为她今天要考英语。
xiǎo hóng zuó tiān wǎn shàng áo yè fù xí le， yīn wèi tā jīn tiān yào kǎo yīng yǔ。
Xiaohong stayed up late last night to review because she has an English test today.
考试的时候要注意时间，不要超时。
kǎo shì de shí hòu yào zhù yì shí jiān， bú yào chāo shí。
We should pay attention to the time during the exam and not exceed it.
考完试后，小华和同学们一起庆祝。
kǎo wán shì hòu， xiǎo huá hé tóng xué men yì qǐ qìng zhù。
After finishing the test, Xiaohua celebrated with his classmates.