考 (kǎo) means Test (check - study - verify). Below are 24 of the 78 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你要 考 虑后果。
Nǐ yào kǎolǜ hòuguǒ.
You need to consider the consequences.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 后果
他 考 试 考 得很好。
Tā kǎoshì kǎo de hěn hǎo.
He did very well on the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 考试
恭喜你 考 上大学！
Gōngxǐ nǐ kǎo shàng dàxué!
Congratulations on getting into university!
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 恭喜
考 试的形式变了。
Kǎoshì de xíngshì biàn le.
The format of the exam has changed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形式
考 试前要好好复习。
Kǎoshì qián yào hǎohǎo fùxí.
You should revise properly before the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 复习
祝贺你通过了 考 试。
Zhùhè nǐ tōngguò le kǎoshì.
Congratulations on passing the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 祝贺
考 试范围是前五课。
Kǎoshì fànwéi shì qián wǔ kè.
The exam covers the first five lessons.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 范围
这次 考 试他及格了。
Zhè cì kǎoshì tā jí gé le.
He passed the exam this time.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 及格
考 试前他天天用功。
Kǎoshì qián tā tiāntiān yòng gōng.
He worked hard every day before the exam.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 用功
要 考 虑整体的效果。
Yào kǎolǜ zhěngtǐ de xiàoguǒ.
You need to consider the overall effect.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 整体
考 试在下个月中旬。
Kǎoshì zài xià ge yuè zhōngxún.
The exam is in the middle of next month.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 中旬
他大学学的是 考 古。
Tā dàxué xué de shì kǎogǔ.
He studied archaeology at university.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 考古
他顺利通过了 考 核。
Tā shùnlì tōngguò le kǎohé.
He passed the assessment without trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 考核
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From the graded readers
去年我 考 试没 考 好，很难过。
qùnián wǒ kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo / hào, hěn nán'guò.
Last year I did badly in an exam and felt terrible.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
From the travel phrasebook
我们再 考 虑一下。
Wǒmen zài kǎolǜ yíxià.
We'll think about it further.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
From the grammar library
明天就要 考 试了。
Míngtiān jiùyào kǎoshì le.
The exam is tomorrow already.
Grammar library · HSK 2 · 快…了 / 要…了 — about to happen
考 appears in 78 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 考
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Questions about 考
How is 考 used in a sentence?
This page shows 78 sentences using 考 (kǎo, "Test (check - study - verify)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 考 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 考 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 考?
The dictionary page for 考 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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