免试 (miǎn shì) — to be exempted from an exam, to waive an examination

Definition

免试 (miǎn shì) means being officially excused from taking an exam — usually for strong prior performance — and proceeding to the next stage without sitting for it. The exemption is granted by an authority (school, program), not chosen by the student.

verb
to be exempted from an examto waive an examination

Examples

  • ，免试。
    Tā yīn wèi chéng jì yōu xiù, bèi xué xiào miǎn shì le.
    Because of his excellent grades, he was exempted from the exam by the school.
  • ，。
    Wǒ miǎn le yīng yǔ shì, zhí jiē jìn rù xià yì jiē duàn.
    I was exempted from the English exam and went directly to the next stage.
  • 免试。
    miǎn shì Rù xué xū yào tí jiāo shēn qǐng cái liào.
    Admission by exam exemption requires submitting application materials.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

免miǎnexempt
试shìexam

免 means exempt or avoid, 试 means exam; together it means being excused from an exam.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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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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