补
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To sit for a makeup exam in Chinese: 补考 (bǔ kǎo)

bǔ kǎo

to sit for a makeup exam

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 補考1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to sit for a makeup exam
  2. 2to resit an exam
  3. 3makeup exam
  4. 4resit

Stroke order

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考

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˇ

bǔ

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄠˇ

kǎo

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

补考

Simplified

補考

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他没通过考试，只好参加补考。

    tā méi tōng guò kǎo shì， zhǐ hǎo cān jiā bǔ kǎo。

    He didn't pass the exam, so he had to take the makeup exam.

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Related words

考

kǎo

to beat

补

bǔ

to repair

考试

kǎo shì

to take an exam

考虑

kǎo lǜ

to think over

补充

bǔ chōng

to replenish

参考

cān kǎo

consultation

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

考生

kǎo shēng

exam candidate

考验

kǎo yàn

to test

考察

kǎo chá

to inspect

补偿

bǔ cháng

to compensate

补贴

bǔ tiē

to subsidize

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