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 18379 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
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 考

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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