考验

kǎoyàn

HSK 6

考验 — kǎoyàn

1. to test; to put to the test

   这次演出主要是考验演员的即兴能力。 zhècì yǎnchū zhǔyào shì kǎoyàn yǎnyuán de jíxìng nénglì — This performance is mainly to test the actors' improvisational ability.

2. trial; ordeal; a test (situation)

   那次长途跋涉对他来说是一场严峻的考验。 nàcì zhǎngtúbáshè duì tā láishuō shì yīcháng yánjùn de kǎoyàn — That long trek was a severe ordeal for him.