改卷

gǎijuàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to mark exam papers
  2. 2 to grade tests

Examples

HSK 3
老师们周末都在改卷。
Lǎoshīmen zhōumò dōu zài gǎijuàn.
The teachers spent the whole weekend marking exam papers.
HSK 7-9
Kǎoshì yì jiéshù, wǒmen jiù yào liányè gǎijuàn, sān tiān nèi chū chéngjì.
As soon as the exams end, we have to mark through the night and give out results within three days.

Tips

usage
卷 here is an exam paper, as in 试卷. 改卷 is the everyday teachers' word; 阅卷 is formal, used for large-scale marking such as the gaokao, and 评卷 stresses the grading.

Stroke Order

改 gǎi
卷 juǎn