中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん)

ちゅうかんしけん
noun
midterm exam; mid-term examination
1. midterm exam; mid-term examination
An examination held in the middle of an academic term to assess students' progress partway through the course.
中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん)の結果(けっか)が返(かえ)ってきた。
The midterm exam results came back.
中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん)は期末(きまつ)より範囲(はんい)が狭(せま)い。
The midterm covers less material than the final.
中間試験(ちゅうかんしけん)で悪(わる)い点(てん)を取(と)ったから、期末(きまつ)で挽回(ばんかい)したい。
I got a bad grade on the midterm, so I want to make up for it on the final.

FORMATION:
中間(ちゅうかん) (middle, midway) + 試験(しけん) (exam)

USAGE:
Typically held about halfway through each school term. The material covered is usually the first half of the term's content.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 期末試験(きまつしけん) - Final exam
  • 追試験(ついしけん) - Makeup exam
  • 小テスト(しょうてすと) - Quiz, short test

COLLOQUIAL:

Often shortened to:

  • 中間(ちゅうかん) (midterms)
  • 中間テスト(ちゅうかんてすと) (midterm test)

Related Words

Related: 期末試験(きまつしけん) (final exam)
Related: 追試験(ついしけん) (makeup exam)
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Added 2026.1.18 13:26 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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