考 (haau2 | kao3) : examine; test; check; inspect; consider

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考

haau2

kao3

[1] [v] examine; test; quiz
[2] [v] check; inspect; study
[3] [v] consider; think over; ponder
[4] [n] exam; examination; test
[5] [n] [literary] one's deceased father

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 老 (#125)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

考

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老

This word has been viewed 16499 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Jan 2015 13:56

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參考文獻 caam1 haau2 man4 hin3 can1 kao3 wen2 xian4 = cited material; reference (to the literature); bibliography

考唔到 haau2 m4 dou3*2 = fail an exam 粵

從考 cung4 haau2 = retest

考試 haau2 si5; haau2 si3 kao3 shi4 = [n] exam [vo] sit an exam

考慮 haau2 leoi6 kao3 lv4 = think about; think over; consider; mull over

思考 si1 haau2 si1 kao3 = to think

報考 bou3 haau2 bao4 kao3 = to register for an examination

參考 caam1 haau2 can1 kao3 = to consult; to refer; consultation; reference

會考 wui6 haau2 = general examination

考察 haau2 caat3 kao3 cha2 = inspect, make an on-the-spot investigation

考驗 haau2 jim6 kao3 yan4 = (put to the) test

補考 bou2 haau2 bu3 kao3 = make-up examination

考生 haau2 sang1 kao3 sheng1 = examinee; examination candidate

大考 daai6 haau2 = final examination

考倒 haau2 dou2 kao3 dao3 = to baffle; to confound

中學會考 zung1 hok6 wui6 haau2 zhong1 xue2 hui4 kao3 = school-leaving certificate examination

考第一 haau2 dai6 jat1 kao3 di4 yi1 = to score first place in the examinations

考到 haau2 dou3*2 kao3 dao4 = to have passed an examination

安全考慮 on1 cyun4 haau2 leoi6 an1 quan2 kao3 lv4 = security consideration

漢語水平考試 hon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5 han4 yu3 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HSK Test; Chinese Proficiency Test

參考書目的 caam1 haau2 syu1 muk6 dik1 = bibliographic 國

參考書 caam1 haau2 syu1 can1 kao3 shu1 = [1] reference, reference book; [2] bible

參考書目 caam1 haau2 syu1 muk6 can1 kao3 shu1 mu4 = bibliography, list of reference books

參考資料 caam1 haau2 zi1 liu6*2 can1 kao3 zi1 liao4 = [n] reference material

監考 gaam1 haau2 = invigilate an exam, proctor an exam

重考 cung4 haau2 = to re-sit an exam

代考 doi6 haau2 dai4 kao3 = to take an examination or test for someone else

考慮不周 haau2 leoi6 bat1 zau1 kao3 lv4 bu4 zhou1 = lack of consideration 國

入學考試 jap6 hok6 haau2 si5 ru4 xue2 kao3 shi4 = entrance examination (common formation)

考起 haau2 hei2 = a "beats me" reply to a question

考上 haau2 soeng5 kao3 shang4 = to pass a university entrance exam

考訂 haau2 ding6 kao3 ding4 = examine and correct; do textual research

考量 haau2 loeng4 kao3 liang2 = to consider to give serious consideration to sth

考中 haau2 zung3 kao3 zhong4 = to pass an examination

升班考試 sing1 baan1 haau2 si5 = level test, upgrade examination

升等考試 sing1 dang2 haau2 si5 = promotion examination

升學考試 sing1 hok6 haau2 si5 sheng1 xue2 kao3 shi4 = entrance examination

考取 haau2 ceoi2 kao3 qu3 = to pass an entrance test

參考號碼 caam1 haau2 hou6 maa5 can1 kao3 hao4 ma3 = reference number

考古學 haau2 gu2 hok6 kao3 gu3 xue2 = archaeology

先考 sin1 haau2 xian1 kao3 = one's deceased father

投考 tau4 haau2 tou2 kao3 = to sign up for an entrance examination

考拉 haau2 laa1 kao3 la1 = koala

考車牌 haau2 ce1 paai4 kao3 che1 pai2 = to take a driving test / exam

高考 gou1 haau2 gao1 kao3 = college entrance examination

月考 jyut6 haau2 yue4 kao3 = a monthly exam

綜合中等教育證書考試 zung3 hap6 zung1 dang2 gaau3 juk6 zing3 syu1 haau2 si3 = General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)

蘭考 laan4 haau2 lan2 kao3 = Lankao (place in Henan)

模擬考試 mou4 ji5 haau2 si5 mo2 ni3 kao3 shi4 = simulated examination (common formation)

國家普通話水平考試 gwok3 gaa1 pou2 tung1 waa6*2 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si5 guo2 jia1 pu3 tong1 hua4 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4 = National Proficiency Test of Putonghua

參考消息 caam1 haau2 siu1 sik1 can1 kao3 xiao1 xi2 = Reference News

若喪考妣 joek6 song3 haau2 bei2 ruo4 sang4 kao3 bi3 = to feel extremely sad, as if one lost his own parents

香港中學會考 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 wui6 haau2 xiang1 gang3 zhong1 xue2 hui4 kao3 = Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination

香港高級程度會考 hoeng1 gong2 gou1 kap1 cing4 dou6 wui6 haau2 xiang1 gang3 gao1 ji2 cheng2 du4 hui4 kao3 = Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination

香港中學文憑考試 hoeng1 gong2 zung1 hok6 man4 pang4 haau2 si5 xiang1 gang3 zhong1 xue2 wen2 ping2 kao3 shi4 = HK Diploma of Secondary Education Exam

香港考試及評核局 hoeng1 gong2 haau2 si5 kap6 ping4 hat6 guk6 xiang1 gang3 kao3 shi4 ji2 ping2 he2 ju2 = Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, HKEAA

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我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

上次考試真係攞命。粵
The last exam was a real killer.

你考倒我。
You baffle me.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

考古學係一門研究人類文化同歷史嘅學科粵
Archeology is a science that studies human cultures and history

有一年,我英文科考滿分。
There was one year, I got full score on the English examination.

監考老師盯得太緊
The exam proctor is watching too closely.

亞雄成晚喺度捵床捵蓆，隻手紮到豬蹄噉，佢重喺度考慮好唔好請假粵
Ah Hung spent the whole night tossing and turning on his bed, clenching his fist like pig's trotters; he is still considering if he should apply for leave from work.
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