考生 (kǎo shēng) — exam candidate; test taker

Definition

考生 is a person taking an exam — the test-taker, not a job or political candidate. Use 候选人 for a candidate in an election or job search.

noun

exam candidatetest taker

Measure word · 位

考生。
Zhè cì kǎo shì yǒu wǔ bǎi míng kǎo shēng.
There are five hundred candidates for this exam.
考生？
kǎo shēng Men zhǔn bèi hǎo le ma?
Are the candidates ready?
考生。
Měi gè kǎo shēng dōu yào rèn zhēn jiǎn chá dá àn.
Every test taker should carefully check their answers.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

考生 combines 考, meaning exam, with 生, meaning person, to denote someone taking an exam.

Characters in this word

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

耂丂考

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

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

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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