挂科

掛科

guàkē

verb

Meanings

1 to fail a course
2 to flunk a class

Characters

Examples

这学期我差点挂科。

Zhè xuéqī wǒ chàdiǎn guà kē.

I almost failed a class this semester.

挂了科就没办法拿奖学金了。

Guà le kē jiù méi bànfǎ ná jiǎngxuéjīn le.

If you fail a class, there's no way to get the scholarship.

Tips

memory

挂 literally "hangs" the course on your record. The failure stays "hanging" until you pay to retake the exam (补考) or the course itself (重修).

Stroke Order

挂 guà

科 kē