考生
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
考生 (kǎoshēng) · exam candidate
考生 (kǎoshēng) means “exam candidate”. It is written with 2 characters: 考 (to take an exam) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 考生 is built
The characters
考 kǎo · to take an exam
What 考 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 耂 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
考生请进教室。Kǎoshēng qǐng jìn jiàoshì.Exam candidates, please enter the classroom.
今年有多少考生？Jīnnián yǒu duōshǎo kǎoshēng?How many exam candidates are there this year?
Questions about 考生
What does 考生 mean?
考生 (kǎoshēng) means “exam candidate”.
How do you pronounce 考生?
考生 is pronounced kǎoshēng.
Which HSK level is 考生?
考生 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 考验kǎoyànto test
- 参考cānkǎoto consult
- 考察kǎocháto inspect
- 考虑kǎolǜto consider
- 思考sīkǎoto think
- 考古kǎogǔarchaeology
- 考核kǎohéto assess
- 报考bàokǎoto register for an exam
- 高考gāokǎocollege entrance exam
Learn 考生 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.