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kǎoshì

考试kǎoshìkǎoshì
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Usages of kǎoshì

我们Wǒmen　下个xiàge　星期xīngqī　有yǒu　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì，　我wǒ　得děi　好好hǎohāo　准备zhǔnbèi。Wǒmen xiàge xīngqī yǒu zhōngwén kǎoshì, wǒ děi hǎohāo zhǔnbèi.
We have a Chinese exam next week; I have to prepare well.
她Tā　决定juédìng　不bù　参加cānjiā　这个zhège　考试kǎoshì。Tā juédìng bù cānjiā zhège kǎoshì.
She decided not to take this exam.
他Tā　说shuō　即使jíshǐ　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　难nán，　也yě　不bù　想xiǎng　放弃fàngqì。Tā shuō jíshǐ kǎoshì hěn nán, yě bù xiǎng fàngqì.
He said that even if the exam is very hard, he doesn’t want to give up.
这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　难nán，　谢谢xièxie　你nǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　那么nàme　多duō　帮助bāngzhù。zhè cì kǎoshì hěn nán, xièxie nǐ gěi wǒ nàme duō bāngzhù.
This exam is very hard; thank you for giving me so much help.
他tā　学xué　中文zhōngwén　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　考试kǎoshì，　而是érshì　因为yīnwèi　对duì　中文zhōngwén　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā xué zhōngwén bú shì wèile kǎoshì, érshì yīnwèi duì zhōngwén yǒu xìngqù.
He studies Chinese not for exams, but because he is interested in Chinese.
我wǒ　对duì　明年míngnián　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì　很hěn　有信心yǒuxìnxīn。wǒ duì míngnián de zhōngwén kǎoshì hěn yǒuxìnxīn.
I am very confident about next year’s Chinese exam.
比如bǐrú　考试kǎoshì　前qián　很多hěnduō　学生xuéshēng　都dōu　很hěn　紧张jǐnzhāng，　不知道bùzhīdào　怎么zěnme　解决jiějué　问题wèntí。bǐrú kǎoshì qián hěnduō xuéshēng dōu hěn jǐnzhāng, bùzhīdào zěnme jiějué wèntí.
For example, before exams many students are very nervous and don’t know how to solve their problems.
明天míngtiān　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì　让ràng　我wǒ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　紧张jǐnzhāng。míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì ràng wǒ yǒudiǎnr jǐnzhāng.
Tomorrow’s Chinese exam makes me a bit nervous.
他tā　不bú　复习fùxí　的de　原因yuányīn　是shì　太tài　累lèi　了le，　结果jiéguǒ　考试kǎoshì　没méi　考好kǎohǎo。tā bú fùxí de yuányīn shì tài lèi le, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi kǎohǎo.
The reason he didn’t review was that he was too tired, and as a result he didn’t do well on the exam.
这zhè　次cì　考试kǎoshì　至少zhìshǎo　要yào　写xiě　三十sānshí　个gè　句子jùzi，　很多hěnduō　人rén　最后zuìhòu　写xiě　了le　超过chāoguò　四十sìshí　个gè　句子jùzi。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.
For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　想xiǎng　考好kǎohǎo　明天míngtiān　的de　中文zhōngwén　考试kǎoshì，　就jiù　得děi　现在xiànzài　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí。rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kǎohǎo míngtiān de zhōngwén kǎoshì, jiù děi xiànzài rènzhēn fùxí.
If you want to do well on tomorrow’s Chinese exam, you must review carefully now.
希望xīwàng　你nǐ　明天míngtiān　的de　考试kǎoshì　一切yíqiè　顺利shùnlì。xīwàng nǐ míngtiān de kǎoshì yíqiè shùnlì.
I hope everything goes smoothly in your exam tomorrow.
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