监考

監考

jiānkǎo

verb #35,730

Meanings

1 to proctor (an exam)
2 to invigilate
3 exam supervisor

Characters

to supervise, oversee

Examples

今天是王老师监考。

Jīntiān shì Wáng lǎoshī jiānkǎo.

Teacher Wang is proctoring the exam today.

监考老师在教室里来回走动。

Jiānkǎo lǎoshī zài jiàoshì lǐ láihuí zǒudòng.

The proctor walked back and forth in the classroom.

Tips

memory

监 (jiān) = supervise, 考 (kǎo) = exam — literally 'supervise the test'. The same 监 appears in 监督 (jiāndū, 'to supervise') and 监狱 (jiānyù, 'prison').

Stroke Order

监 jiān

考 kǎo