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考验

kǎo yàn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 考驗

考验 (kǎo yàn) means "to test". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 考验 means

1. to test
2. to put to the test
3. trial
4. ordeal

The characters in 考验

• 考kǎoto beat; to hit; variant of 考
• 验yànto examine; to test; to check

Example sentences

• 我们的友谊受到了考验。
  Wǒmen de yǒuyì shòudào le kǎoyàn.
  Our friendship was put to the test.
• 汤姆的严酷考验远没有结束。
  Tāngmǔ de yánkù kǎoyàn yuǎn méiyǒu jiéshù.
  Tom's ordeal was far from over.
• 每一次转会谈判都是对眼光与耐性的考验，每一个比赛日都充满未知的挑战与压力。
  Every transfer window is a test of judgment and patience, and every match brings its own surprises and tension.

Words containing 考验

• 久经考验jiǔ jīng kǎo yànwell tested over a long period of time (idiom); seasoned

Where 考验 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · gāng–kě (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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