笔试 meaning in English
written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
Meaning of 笔试
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- written examination
- paper test (for an applicant)
How to use 笔试
笔试 is common in job hiring and school admissions, usually paired with 面试 (miànshì, interview). It works as a noun or a verb. Example: 我下周要参加公司的笔试。(Wǒ xià zhōu yào cānjiā gōngsī de bǐshì.) I have to take the company's written test next week.
笔 (bǐ) is a pen and 试 (shì) means to test or try. A pen test is a test you take in writing: a written exam.
Common mistake: Learners often write 试 with the wrong radical or confuse it with 式 (shì, style), which lacks the speech radical 讠. Also keep the tones as third then fourth: bǐshì, not bìshì.
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笔 bǐ · writing brush · 10 strokes
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试 shì · to test · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 笔试.
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 笔记 | bǐjì | to take down (in writing); notes |
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi |
| 试验 | shìyàn | experiment; test |
| 试题 | shìtí | exam question; test topic |
| 测试 | cèshì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area) |
| 面试 | miànshì | to be interviewed (as a candidate); interview |
| 试卷 | shìjuàn | examination paper; test paper |
| 试图 | shìtú | to attempt; to try |
| 尝试 | chángshì | to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it) |
| 钢笔 | gāngbǐ | fountain pen |
| 毛笔 | máobǐ | writing brush |
Questions about 笔试
What does 笔试 mean?
笔试 (bǐshì) means "written examination; paper test (for an applicant)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 笔试?
笔试 is made of 2 characters: 笔 (10 strokes), 试 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 笔试 an HSK word?
Yes. 笔试 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 笔试 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 笔试 is written 筆試.
What is the difference between 笔试 and 考试?
考试 (kǎoshì) is the general word for any exam. 笔试 specifically means the written part, as opposed to an oral test 口试 (kǒushì) or an interview 面试 (miànshì).
Which verbs go with 笔试?
Common combinations are 参加笔试 (cānjiā bǐshì, take the written test) and 通过笔试 (tōngguò bǐshì, pass the written test). You can also say 笔试成绩 (bǐshì chéngjì) for written test scores.