考验
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
考验 (kǎoyàn) · to test
考验 (kǎoyàn) means “to test; to put to the test; trial”. It is written with 2 characters: 考 (to take an exam) + 验 (to examine). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 考验 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)
验 yàn · to examine
What 验 is made of
- 马mǎ — horse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 佥qiān — all
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亼jí — to assemble
Origin hint: 马 gives the meaning, 佥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次比赛是对我们的考验。Zhè cì bǐsài shì duì wǒmen de kǎoyàn.This competition is a test for us.
这个工作很考验人。Zhège gōngzuò hěn kǎoyàn rén.This job really puts people to the test.
Questions about 考验
What does 考验 mean?
考验 (kǎoyàn) means “to test; to put to the test; trial”.
How do you pronounce 考验?
考验 is pronounced kǎoyàn.
Which HSK level is 考验?
考验 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 考生kǎoshēngexam candidate
- 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 考验 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.