阅卷

閱卷
yuèjuàn
verb #87,213

Meanings

  1. 1 to mark exam papers
  2. 2 to review the case files (of a court case)

Examples

HSK 5
Lǎoshīmen zhèngzài yuèjuàn, chéngjì xiàzhōu gōngbù.
The teachers are marking the papers; the results come out next week.
HSK 5
Gāokǎo yuèjuàn shífēn yángé, měi piān zuòwén yìbān yóu liǎng wèi lǎoshī fēnbié dǎfēn.
Gaokao marking is very strict: each essay is usually scored separately by two markers.

Tips

usage
卷 here is an exam paper, as in 试卷. 阅卷 is the formal word, used for large-scale marking such as the gaokao; teachers marking a class test more often say 改卷 or 批改. In law, 阅卷 is a defense lawyer's right to read the case files.

Stroke Order

阅 yuè
卷 juǎn