科目二

kēmù'èr

noun

Meanings

1 Subject 2 (the practical driving skills test in China)
2 closed-course driving exam

Characters

subject, category

Examples

HSK 1

他明天考科目二。

Tā míngtiān kǎo kēmù'èr.

He's taking the Subject 2 test tomorrow.

HSK 3

我科目二挂了两次。

Wǒ kēmù'èr guà le liǎng cì.

I failed Subject 2 twice.

HSK 6

科目二考倒车入库和侧方停车。

Kēmù'èr kǎo dàochē rùkù hé cèfāng tíngchē.

Subject 2 tests reverse-into-parking and parallel parking.

Tips

culture

China's driving license has four stages: 科目一 (traffic law theory), 科目二 (closed course skills - parking, hill start, S-curve), 科目三 (road test), 科目四 (safe driving theory). 科目二 is famously the hardest; failing it is a running joke.

Stroke Order

科 kē

目 mù

二 èr