挂科

掛科

guàkē

verb

Meanings

1 to fail a course
2 to flunk a class

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这学期我差点挂科。

Zhè xuéqī wǒ chàdiǎn guàkē.

I almost failed a class this semester.

HSK 7-9

挂了科就没办法拿奖学金了。

Guà le kē jiù méibànfǎ 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