1 to reflect on

2 to ponder over

1 to beat

2 to hit

3 variant: 考 kǎo

4 to inspect

5 to test

6 to take an exam

1 to finish an exam

1 to think over

2 to consider

3 consideration

1 to take an exam

2 exam

3 classifier: 次 cì

1 well tested (idiom); seasoned

2 veteran

1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)

2 to deduce the whole story from small traces

1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)

2 to discern what sb thinks from his body language

1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret

2 taking information from all sides

1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)

2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail