过 過 guò to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too- syn 济 濟 jì to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help syn 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] syn 穿越 chuān yuè to pass through / to traverse / to cross syn 交叉 jiāo chā to cross / to intersect / to overlap syn 过渡 過渡 guò dù to cross over (by ferry) / transition / interim / caretaker (administration) syn 下场 下場 xià chǎng to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system) syn 化验 化驗 huà yàn chemical examination / to do a lab test 三甲 sān jiǎ 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3]) 二甲 èr jiǎ 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up) 质证 質證 zhì zhèng examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 试 試 shì to test / to try / experiment / examination / test syn 卷 juàn scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll syn 横 橫 héng horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent syn 报考 報考 bào kǎo to enter oneself for an examination syn 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light syn 超标 超標 chāo biāo to cross the limit / to be over the accepted norm / excessive 十字 shí zì cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 渡过 渡過 dù guò to cross over / to pass through syn 越野 yuè yě cross country 交锋 交鋒 jiāo fēng to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb) syn 招考 zhāo kǎo to advertise an entrance examination for an academic institution (old) 入场 入場 rù chǎng to enter the venue for a meeting / to enter into an examination / to enter a stadium, arena etc 相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic) / to intersect / to make friends syn 磨难 磨難 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried syn 切片 qiē piàn to slice / slice / thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination) syn 十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure 联考 聯考 lián kǎo entrance examination 进士 進士 jìn shì successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate 统考 統考 tǒng kǎo unified examination (e.g. across the country) 跨过 跨過 kuà guò to surmount / to cross over syn 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 过马路 過馬路 guò mǎ lù to cross the street 横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow syn 举人 舉人 jǔ rén graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination 会考 會考 huì kǎo unified examination 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 口试 口試 kǒu shì oral examination / oral test 科举 科舉 kē jǔ imperial examination 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 截面 jié miàn section / cross-section syn 盘问 盤問 pán wèn to interrogate / to cross-examine / to inquire syn 盘膝 盤膝 pán xī cross-legged 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān to cross / to traverse 探花 tàn huā candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4yuan2]) / (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 翻越 fān yuè to cross / to surmount / to transcend syn 渡河 dù hé to cross a river syn 斜眼 xié yǎn to look askance / cross or wall-eyed 考试院 考試院 kǎo shì yuàn Examination Yuan, the qualification and appointment board under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan / exam board 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 重新审视 重新審視 chóng xīn shěn shì a re-examination / to have another look at sth 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 榜眼 bǎng yǎn candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2] 十字绣 十字繡 shí zì xiù cross-stitch 横贯 橫貫 héng guàn horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally 横渡 橫渡 héng dù to cross (a body of water) 及第 jí dì to pass an imperial examination syn 过场 過場 guò chǎng interlude / to cross the stage / to do sth as a mere formality / to go through the motions syn 交卷 jiāo juàn to hand in one's examination script syn 会试 會試 huì shì metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination) syn 赶考 趕考 gǎn kǎo to go and take an imperial examination syn 负气 負氣 fù qì in a pique / sulky / cross syn 越界 yuè jiè to cross a border / to overstep a bound 跨境 kuà jìng cross-border 同舟共济 同舟共濟 tóng zhōu gòng jì cross a river in the same boat (idiom) / fig. having common interests / obliged to collaborate towards common goals syn 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 验尸 驗屍 yàn shī autopsy / postmortem examination 折桂 zhé guì to win the laurels / to pass an imperial examination / to win a championship syn 跨部门 跨部門 kuà bù mén cross-practice 切面 qiē miàn section / cross-cut / tangent plane (math.) syn 出界 chū jiè to cross a border / (sport) to go out of bounds 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 横断 橫斷 héng duàn to cross (a road, an ocean etc) / to cut across 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn (idiom) to cross verbal swords / to have a heated verbal exchange syn 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths syn 勘验 勘驗 kān yàn to investigate / examination syn 体格检查 體格檢查 tǐ gé jiǎn chá physical examination / clinical examination / health checkup 中举 中舉 zhòng jǔ to pass the provincial level imperial examination 漂洋 piāo yáng to cross the ocean 划掉 劃掉 huà diào to cross out / to cross off 横越 橫越 héng yuè to cross / to pass over / to traverse / trans- 打枪 打槍 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination syn 纵横驰骋 縱橫馳騁 zòng héng chí chěng to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country syn 桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams) 孝廉 xiào lián xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate 十字形 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape 挑花 tiǎo huā cross-stitch (embroidery) syn 赌咒 賭咒 dǔ zhòu to swear to God / to cross one's heart syn 越境 yuè jìng to cross a border (usually illegally) / to sneak in or out of a country 横截面 橫截面 héng jié miàn cross-section 斗鸡眼 鬥雞眼 dòu jī yǎn cross-eye 竞渡 競渡 jìng dù rowing competition / boat race / swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake) syn 