---
title: "Bishi Meaning: 笔试 (written exam) or 鄙视 (to despise)?"
description: "笔试 (traditional 筆試, bǐshì) means “written exam”. Not the bishi you heard? See 鄙视, 比试. Hear its tones, see what 笔 and 试 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bishi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 笔试 mean?

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笔试 bǐshì

## written exam

## Its characters

1. 笔 bǐ pen
2. 试 shì exam (as in 考试)

## In a sentence

明天上午有笔试，下午面试。 Tomorrow there's a written exam in the morning and an interview in the afternoon.

[More about 笔试](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AC%94%E8%AF%95)

## Other words said bishi

- [鄙视bǐshìto despise](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%84%99%E8%A7%86)
- [比试bǐshito compete](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AF%94%E8%AF%95)

## More words with 笔 or 试

- [笔记 bǐjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biji)
- [笔记本 bǐjìběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bijiben)
- [测试 cèshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ceshi)
- [尝试 chángshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changshi)
- [考试 kǎoshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaoshi)
- [面试 miànshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianshi)
- [试点 shìdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shidian)
- [试卷 shìjuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijuan)
- [试图 shìtú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shitu)
- [调试 tiáoshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoshi)

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