考验(kǎo yàn): to test
to test
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- kǎo yàn
- Meaning
- to test
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 考驗
Example sentences
How 考验 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我们的友谊受到了考验。
wǒ men de yǒu yì shòu dào le kǎo yàn
Our friendship was put to the test.
汤姆的严酷考验远没有结束。
tāng mǔ de yán kù kǎo yàn yuǎn méi yǒu jié shù
Tom's ordeal was far from over.
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