Usage note
考试表示用题目检查学习情况。
kǎo shì biǎo shì yòng tí mù jiǎn chá xué xí qíng kuàng。
考试 means checking learning with questions or test items.
Context note
考试常出现在学校、练习和复习里。
kǎo shì cháng chū xiàn zài xué xiào 、 liàn xí hé fù xí lǐ。
考试 often appears in school, practice, and review.
5 examples
今天有考试。
jīn tiān yǒu kǎo shì。
There is a test today.
我准备考试。
wǒ zhǔn bèi kǎo shì。
I am preparing for the exam.
考试要认真。
kǎo shì yào rèn zhēn。
You should take the test seriously.
考试前要复习。
kǎo shì qián yào fù xí。
You should review before the exam.
这次考试不难。
zhè cì kǎo shì bù nán。
This exam is not difficult.
5 mini stories
明天要考试。我们晚上早点休息。
míng tiān yào kǎo shì。 wǒ men wǎn shàng zǎo diǎn xiū xi。
There is a test tomorrow. We rest earlier tonight.
老师提醒我们考试前要看一遍课本。
lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men kǎo shì qián yào kàn yí biàn kè běn。
The teacher reminded us to look through the textbook before the test.
考试的时候教室很安静。大家都在认真写。
kǎo shì de shí hòu jiào shì hěn ān jìng。 dà jiā dōu zài rèn zhēn xiě。
The classroom is very quiet during the exam. Everyone is writing carefully.
考试结束以后，我终于松了一口气。
kǎo shì jié shù yǐ hòu， wǒ zhōng yú sōng le yì kǒu qì。
After the test ended, I finally felt relieved.
这次考试我准备得很好。希望能有好成绩。
zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ zhǔn bèi dé hěn hǎo。 xī wàng néng yǒu hǎo chéng jì。
I prepared well for this exam. I hope to get a good score.
Mini dialogue
考试时间
A
考试几点开始？
Kǎoshì jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?
What time does the exam start?
B
九点开始，别迟到了。
Jiǔ diǎn kāishǐ, bié chídào le.
It starts at nine, don't be late.
准备考试
A
你在做什么？
Nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you doing?
B
我在准备明天的考试。
Wǒ zài zhǔnbèi míngtiān de kǎoshì.
I'm preparing for tomorrow's exam.
Related words and contrasts
similar
考
kǎo
to take a test
考试 is the noun, 考 is the verb.
related
成绩
chéngjì
grade; score
After an 考试, you get a 成绩.