监考

監考

jiānkǎo

verb #35,730

Meanings

1 to proctor (an exam)
2 to invigilate
3 exam supervisor

Characters

to supervise, oversee

Examples

HSK 4

今天是王老师监考。

Jīntiān shì Wáng lǎoshī jiānkǎo.

Teacher Wang is proctoring the exam today.

HSK 7-9

监考老师在教室里来回走动。

Jiānkǎo lǎoshī zài jiàoshì lǐ láihuí zǒudòng.

The proctor walked back and forth in the classroom.

Tips

memory

监 (jiān) = supervise, 考 (kǎo) = exam - literally 'supervise the test'. The same 监 appears in 监督 (jiāndū, 'to supervise') and 监狱 (jiānyù, 'prison').

Stroke Order

监 jiān

考 kǎo