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 4

明天有一场英语口试。

Míngtiān yǒu yī chǎng Yīngyǔ kǒushì.

There is an English oral exam tomorrow.

HSK 4

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 5

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

考试 kǎoshì HSK 2 #2,341

exam; test / to take an exam

口语 kǒuyǔ HSK 4 #28,839

spoken language; colloquial speech / oral (as in oral exam)

试验 shìyàn HSK 5 #2,719

experiment; test; trial / to experiment; to test

测试 cèshì HSK 5 #1,185

to test; to examine / test; examination

口信 kǒuxìn #5,936

oral message / verbal message

口供 kǒugòng #6,406

oral confession / testimony / deposition

试题 shìtí HSK 4 #26,483

exam question; test problem / test questions (collectively)

测试机 cèshìjī

test vehicle / test unit / prototype / test rig

试 shì HSK 3 #459

to try / to test

口径 kǒujìng HSK 7-9 #4,805

caliber (of a gun or tube) / official line; version of events (unified statement)