升学考试

升學考試

shēngxuékǎoshì

noun

Measure Word

一次升学考试 cì

Meanings

1 school-advancement exam (e.g. high school or college entrance)

Characters

to rise, advance

Examples

升学考试对学生压力很大。

Shēngxué kǎoshì duì xuéshēng yālì hěn dà.

Advancement exams put a lot of pressure on students.

他顺利通过了升学考试。

Tā shùnlì tōngguò le shēngxué kǎoshì.

He passed the advancement exam without trouble.

Tips

culture

The umbrella term covering 中考 (senior-high entrance exam), 高考 (university gaokao), and 研考 (grad-school exam) — any test that decides whether a student advances to the next level. In family conversation it usually means gaokao.

Stroke Order

升 shēng

学 xué

考 kǎo

试 shì