期中考试

期中考試

qīzhōngkǎoshì

noun

Measure Word

一次期中考试 cì

Meanings

1 midterm exam
2 mid-semester exam

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他期中考试考了全班第一。

Tā qīzhōngkǎoshì kǎo le quánbān dìyī.

He came first in the class on the midterm exam.

HSK 3

下周就是期中考试了。

Xiàzhōu jiùshì qīzhōngkǎoshì le.

Midterms are next week.

Tips

usage

期中 literally 'mid-term' (the middle of the 学期 semester). Paired with 期末考试 (final exam) as the two big exams each semester. Don't confuse 期中 (mid-term) with 其中 'among them', same pinyin, different characters.

Stroke Order

期 qī

中 zhōng

考 kǎo

试 shì