笔试
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
笔试 (bǐshì) · written exam
笔试 (bǐshì) means “written exam”. It is written with 2 characters: 笔 (pen) + 试 (to try). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 笔试 is built
The characters
笔 bǐ · pen
What 笔 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 毛máo — hair
- 乇tuō — to depend on
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乇tuō — to depend on
Origin hint: A bamboo rod ⺮ tipped with hair 毛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
试 shì · to try
What 试 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 式shì — formula
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 式 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
明天上午有笔试。Míngtiān shàngwǔ yǒu bǐshì.There's a written exam tomorrow morning.
他的笔试考得很好。Tā de bǐshì kǎo de hěn hǎo.He did very well on the written exam.
Questions about 笔试
What does 笔试 mean?
笔试 (bǐshì) means “written exam”.
How do you pronounce 笔试?
笔试 is pronounced bǐshì.
Which HSK level is 笔试?
笔试 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 笔记bǐjìnotes
- 笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook
- 铅笔qiānbǐpencil
- 笔bǐpen
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 试题shìtíexam question
- 试验shìyànto test
- 测试cèshìtest
- 面试miànshìinterview
- 试卷shìjuàntest paper
Learn 笔试 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.