口试 (kǒushì): oral exam; oral test; viva voce

Measure Word

一场口试 chǎng

Meanings

1 oral exam; oral test; viva voce

Characters

A mouth test — an examination conducted orally.

Examples

明天有一场英语口试。

Míngtiān yǒu yī chǎng Yīngyǔ kǒushì.

There is an English oral exam tomorrow.

口试比笔试更让我紧张。

Kǒushì bǐ bǐshì gèng ràngwǒ jǐnzhāng.

Oral exams make me more nervous than written exams.

HSK考试包含口试和笔试两部分。

HSK Kǎoshì bāohán kǒushì hé bǐshì liǎng bùfen.

The HSK exam includes both oral and written parts.

Tips

usage

口试 vs. 笔试 (bǐshì, written exam) — these are the two main exam formats. HSK has a separate oral component called HSKK (HSK口语考试).

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

试 shì

Related Words

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伤口 shāngkǒu HSK 6 #1,975

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港口 gǎngkǒu HSK 6 #5,789

port; harbor; seaport

窗口 chuāngkǒu HSK 6 #6,093

window (physical opening) / service window; counter (e.g., ticket window) / window (computing)

笔试 bǐshì HSK 6 #35,835

written examination; written test

口语 kǒuyǔ HSK 4 #28,839

spoken language; colloquial speech / oral (as in oral exam)

试验 shìyàn HSK 3 #2,719

experiment; test; trial / to experiment; to test

测试 cèshì HSK 4 #1,185

to test; to examine / test; examination

试点 shìdiǎn HSK 6 #28,289

pilot scheme; trial; test point / to run a pilot program

口信 kǒuxìn #5,936

oral message / verbal message