day 55exam season

exam season

Talk about exams: signing up, the written and speaking parts, right and wrong answers, and nerves.

today’s words

• 高考 gāokǎo · the gaokao (university entrance exam)
• 报考 bàokǎo · to apply for (an exam, a school)
• 报名 bàomíng · to sign up, enrol
• 考生 kǎoshēng · exam candidate
• 试题 shìtí · exam questions, test paper
• 笔试 bǐshì · written exam
• 听力 tīnglì · listening (skill)
• 口语 kǒuyǔ · speaking, spoken language
• 答 dá · to answer
• 答案 dá'àn · answer, solution
• 正确 zhèngquè · correct, right
• 错误 cuòwù · mistake; wrong
• 合格 hégé · up to standard; to pass
• 期 qī · issue, session (measure word)
• 期中 qīzhōng · midterm
• 期末 qīmò · end of term
• 末 mò · end (of a period)
• 紧张 jǐnzhāng · nervous; tense, tight

sentences

• 妹妹明年报考大学，最近非常紧张。 · My little sister applies to university next year, and she’s been very nervous lately.
• 今年有一千多万考生参加高考。 · Over ten million candidates are taking the gaokao this year.
• 她为了考上理想的大学而努力学习。 · She’s studying hard to get into the university of her dreams.
• 谁不紧张呢？大家都是第一次。 · Who wouldn’t be nervous? It’s everyone’s first time.
• 期中考试只有笔试，没有口语。 · The midterm is only a written exam; there’s no speaking test.