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gāo kǎo

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gāo kǎo · gou1 haau2 (Jyutping)

  1. college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])
  2. (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

高

Meaning
high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
Radical
高
Strokes
10
Components
⿳亠口冋
Cangjie
YRBR
Four-corner
0022.7

考

Meaning
examine, test; investigate
Radical
耂
Strokes
6
Components
⿸耂丂
Cangjie
JKYS
Four-corner
4420.7

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