加试 (jiā shì) — to add extra test items or a supplementary section to an exam

Definition

加试 means to add extra test items or a supplementary section to an existing exam — not the exam itself, but an added component on top of it.

verb
to add extra test items or a supplementary section to an exam
Easily confused

Examples

  • 加试。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài hái yào jiā shì xiàn chǎng xiě zuò.
    This competition also requires an additional on-the-spot writing test.
  • 加试。
    Bào kǎo yì shù lèi yuàn xiào wǎng wǎng xū yào jiā shì cái yì zhǎn shì.
    Applying to art schools often requires an additional talent demonstration test.
  • 加试。
    Zhè cì yīng yǔ kǎo shì yào jiā shì tīng lì lǐ jiě bù fen.
    This English exam will include an additional listening comprehension section.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāadd
试shìtest

加 means add and 试 means test, so extra test material or a supplementary test is added.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 試; 试 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
式
式shì試shì
Same sound today

The traditional form 試 puts 言 beside 式, and 式 gives the sound; the simplified 试 is the form of this character.

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