Meaning of 考场
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- exam room
How to use 考场
考场 refers to the room or venue where an exam is held, and it often appears with verbs like 进 (jìn, enter) and 走出 (zǒuchū, walk out). It is common in school and official exam contexts such as the gaokao. Example: 考生请提前三十分钟进入考场。(Kǎoshēng qǐng tíqián sānshí fēnzhōng jìnrù kǎochǎng.) Candidates, please enter the exam room thirty minutes early.
考 (kǎo) means to test, and 场 (chǎng) means a place or field, as in 广场 (guǎngchǎng) and 机场 (jīchǎng). So 考场 is simply the test place, the room or site where an exam happens.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 场 here as cháng (second tone), but in 考场 it is chǎng (third tone), so the word is two third tones and is spoken káochǎng. Also do not use 考场 to mean the exam itself. For that, say 考试 (kǎoshì).
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考 kǎo · to check · 6 strokes
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场 chǎng · large place used for a specific purpose · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 考场.
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza |
| 停车场 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot; car park |
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | stadium; sports ground |
| 体育场 | tǐyùchǎng | stadium |
| 考生 | kǎoshēng | exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam |
| 现场 | xiànchǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot |
| 市场 | shìchǎng | marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market |
| 考验 | kǎoyàn | to test; to put to the test |
| 场合 | chǎnghé | occasion; situation; context; setting; venue |
Questions about 考场
What does 考场 mean?
考场 (kǎochǎng) means "exam room" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 考场?
考场 is made of 2 characters: 考 (6 strokes), 场 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 考场 an HSK word?
Yes. 考场 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 考场 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 考场 is written 考場.
What is the difference between 考场 and 教室?
教室 (jiàoshì) is a classroom used for teaching. 考场 is any place set up for an exam. A classroom can become a 考场 on exam day, and a 考场 can also be a hall or gym.
Can 考场 be used figuratively?
Yes. People sometimes use it for any testing situation, as in 人生就是一个大考场 (rénshēng jiù shì yí gè dà kǎochǎng), life is one big exam room. The literal meaning is still the most common.