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College entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试) in Chinese: 高考 (gāo kǎo)

gāo kǎo

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试)

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Definitions

  1. 1college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试)
  2. 2(Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)

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高
考

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄠ

gāo

ㄍ/ gㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄎㄠˇ

kǎo

ㄎ/ kㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 为了高考，他学习得很努力。

    wèi le gāo kǎo， tā xué xí dé hěn nǔ lì。

    He studied very hard for the college entrance exam.

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Related words

高

gāo

high

考

kǎo

to beat

高兴

gāo xìng

happy

考试

kǎo shì

to take an exam

提高

tí gāo

to raise

高级

gāo jí

high level

考虑

kǎo lǜ

to think over

参考

cān kǎo

consultation

高档

gāo dàng

superior quality

高速

gāo sù

high speed

思考

sī kǎo

to reflect on

高中

gāo zhōng

senior high school

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