考研
kǎo yán
Pinyin

Definition

考研
 - 
kǎo yán
  1. to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

思考
sī kǎo
  1. 1 to reflect on
  2. 2 to ponder over
考
kǎo
  1. 1 to beat
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 variant of 考[kǎo]
  4. 4 to inspect
  5. 5 to test
  6. 6 to take an exam
研究
yán jiū
  1. 1 research
  2. 2 a study
  3. 3 CL:項|项[xiàng]
  4. 4 to research
  5. 5 to look into
考完
kǎo wán
  1. 1 to finish an exam
考虑
kǎo lu:4
  1. 1 to think over
  2. 2 to consider
  3. 3 consideration
考试
kǎo shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
  2. 2 exam
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
高考
gāo kǎo
  1. 1 college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì])
  2. 2 (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
备考
bèi kǎo
  1. 1 (an appendix, note etc) for reference
参考
cān kǎo
  1. 1 consultation
  2. 2 reference
  3. 3 to consult
  4. 4 to refer
期末考
qī mò kǎo
  1. 1 final exam
监考
jiān kǎo
  1. 1 to proctor (an exam)
  2. 2 to invigilate
研
yán
  1. 1 to grind
  2. 2 study
  3. 3 research
研发
yán fā
  1. 1 research and development
  2. 2 to develop
研究所
yán jiū suǒ
  1. 1 research institute
  2. 2 graduate studies
  3. 3 graduate school
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
研究生
yán jiū shēng
  1. 1 graduate student
  2. 2 postgraduate student
  3. 3 research student
研究院
yán jiū yuàn
  1. 1 research institute
  2. 2 academy
科研
kē yán
  1. 1 (scientific) research
考上
kǎo shàng
  1. 1 to pass a university entrance exam
考卷
kǎo juàn
  1. 1 exam paper
考古
kǎo gǔ
  1. 1 archaeology

Idioms (2)

久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们寝室除了两个考研的，剩下我们几个就得面临找工作啦。
wǒmen qǐnshì chúle liǎng gè kǎoyán de ，shèngxià wǒmen jǐ ge jiù de miànlín zhǎo gōngzuò la 。
In our dormitory, besides the two who are taking the entrance exam for graduate school, there is a few of us left who are faced with finding work.
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