期中考试

期中考試

qīzhōngkǎoshì

noun

Measure Word

一次期中考试 cì

Meanings

1 midterm exam
2 mid-semester exam

Characters

Examples

下周就是期中考试了。

Xiàzhōu jiùshì qīzhōngkǎoshì le.

Midterms are next week.

他期中考试考了全班第一。

Tā qīzhōngkǎoshì kǎo le quánbān dìyī.

He came first in the class on the midterm exam.

Tips

usage

期中 literally 'mid-term' (the middle of the 学期 semester). Paired with 期末考试 (final exam) as the two big exams each semester. Don't confuse 期中 (mid-term) with 其中 'among them' — same pinyin, different characters.

Stroke Order

期 qī

中 zhōng

考 kǎo

试 shì