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

HSK 2

明天有一场英语口试。

Míngtiān yǒu yī chǎng Yīngyǔ kǒushì.

There is an English oral exam tomorrow.

HSK 6

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 6

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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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

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口信 kǒuxìn #5,936

oral message / verbal message