「考」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: haau2
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to take an exam
    (Cant.) 考haau2大daai6學hok6
    (Eng.) to take an exam with the aim of getting into university; to take a college entrance exam
    (Cant.) 考haau2車ce1牌paai4
    (Eng.) to take a driving test (in order to get a driving license)
    (Cant.) 考haau2滿mun5分fan1
    (Eng.) to get full marks in an exam
    (Cant.) 考haau2包baau1尾mei1
    (Eng.) to rank last in an exam

  • to test candidates on a particular subject or topic in an exam; to include a certain subject or topic in an examination
    (Cant.) 香hoeng1港gong2啲di1公gung1開hoi1試si3成seng4日jat6考haau2埋maai4啲di1唔m4等dang2使sai2嘅ge3嘢je5。
    (Eng.) Public exams in Hong Kong always test students on pointless stuff.
    (Cant.) IELTSIELTS個go3口hau2試si3係hai6考haau2啲di1咩me1㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) How is the IELTS speaking test assessed?

  • to quiz; to ask somebody questions in order to test their knowledge on a certain topic
    (Cant.) 我ngo5啱aam1啱aam1先sin1温wan1完jyun4書syu1,不bat1如jyu4你nei5考haau2吓haa5我ngo5仲zung6記gei3唔m4記gei3得dak1吖aa1?
    (Eng.) I've just finished my revision. Can you quiz me on it?
    (Cant.) 等dang2我ngo5考haau2下haa5你nei5:你nei5知zi1唔m4知zi1澳ou3洲zau1嘅ge3首sau2都dou1係hai6邊bin1度dou6?
    (Eng.) Let me quiz you: do you know what is the capital of Australia?
    (Cant.) 嘩waa3,你nei5真zan1係hai6考haau2起hei2我ngo5喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Whoa, that's a difficult question. I have no idea.

  • (of a difficult task) to require a particular aptitude or skill, thus putting one to the test
    (Cant.) 玩waan2砌cai3圖tou4好hou2考haau2耐noi6性sing3。
    (Eng.) Jigsaw puzzles really put one's patience to the test.

See also: 應考
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