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Definition
An exam, test, or examination designed to assess students or candidates.
Example
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How it's used
Functions as both a noun and a verb in Cantonese, allowing for flexible usage like 考咗試 or 準備考試. It is the standard term for academic assessments, whereas 測驗 is typically reserved for smaller, more frequent quizzes.
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Do you have an exam next week?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using the Mandarin structure 進行考試, as it sounds overly formal or stiff in spoken Cantonese. Simply using the verb 考 or the noun 考試 is much more natural.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
