- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce
- school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate
- especially; particularly
- 卷子 juǎn zi: 卷子 juan3 zi5: steamed roll; spring roll卷子 juàn zi: 卷子 juan4 zi5: test paper; examination paper
- top student; outstanding student; standout performer
- to be used for
- to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
- 题 Tí: 题 Ti2: surname Ti题 tí: 题 ti2: topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on a form, questionnaire or exam paper)
- barrier; obstruction; hindrance; impediment; obstacle
- by comparison
- literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
- to educate; to teach; education
- spacious; roomy; uncrowded; (of clothes) loose and comfortable; relaxed; free of worry; well-off; affluent
- to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
- head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
- to sign (one's name); signature
- 签 qiān: 签 qian1: to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; visa签 qiān: 签 qian1: inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag
- 考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
- peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age
- along with; in the wake of; following
- 渐 jiān: 渐 jian1: to imbue渐 jiàn: 渐 jian4: gradual; gradually
- to learn; to study
- to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- energy
- limited; finite
- progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1])
- 洞 dòng: 洞 dong4: cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]洞 tóng: 洞 tong2: used in 洪洞[Hong2 tong2] (the name of a place in Shanxi)
- new housing development
- to go to school
- teacher in charge of a class
- to persuade; persuasion; to advise
- to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- to enter the next grade school
- 出息 chū xī: 出息 chu1 xi1: to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)出息 chū xi: 出息 chu1 xi5: future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts