监考 (jiān kǎo) — to proctor an exam, to invigilate

Definition

To proctor or invigilate an exam — the verb for supervising examinees in the room. Often split as 监考… (e.g. 监了两场考) or used as a noun referring to the proctor themselves.

verb
to proctor an examto invigilate

Examples

  • 。
    Tā jīn tiān jiān le liǎng chǎng kǎo.
    He proctored two exams today.
  • 监考。
    Míng tiān wǒ yào qù jiān kǎo.
    I have to go proctor an exam tomorrow.
  • 监考。
    jiān kǎo De shí hou bù néng kàn shǒu jī.
    You can't look at your phone while proctoring.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

监jiānsupervise
考kǎoexam

监 gives 'supervise' and 考 gives 'exam', together meaning to supervise an exam.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 監; 监 is its simplified writing.

  • 臥臥wòa person with an emphasized eye
  • 皿皿mǐncontainer

The traditional form 監 shows 臥, a person with an emphasized eye, looking into 皿, a container; the simplified 监 is a later shorthand.

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

  • 耂耂lǎoan old man with long hair, bent over
  • 丂丂kǎoa walking cane

In 考, the upper 耂 is an old man with long hair, bent over, and the lower 丂 is a walking cane.

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