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考试
kǎoshì
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- kǎoshì
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- 考试
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- 考試
1 · noun
A formal test used to check knowledge or skill.
用于检查知识或技能掌握情况的正式测试。
Use take an exam for sitting it and pass or fail an exam for the result.
The teacher explained which chapters are on the exam.
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老师解释了考试包括哪些章节。
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2 · noun
A formal test of knowledge or skill.
用来检查知识或技能的正式测试。
This slice teaches the exam noun. Taking an exam does not mean passing it; the source’s action segment is separate.
This exam has two sections: listening and reading.
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这次考试有听力和阅读两个部分。
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Only after the exam ended did he realize he had forgotten to write his name.
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考试结束后，他才发现自己忘了写名字。
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