考上

kǎoshàng

verb #17,907

Meanings

1 to pass an entrance exam
2 to be admitted to (a school)

Characters

to take an exam

up; to succeed in

Examples

HSK 1

她考上了北京大学。

Tā kǎoshàng le Běijīng Dàxué.

She was admitted to Peking University.

HSK 4

考上名牌大学是很多学生的梦想。

Kǎoshàng míngpái dàxué shì hěnduō xuéshēng de mèngxiǎng.

Getting into a prestigious university is the dream of many students.

Tips

grammar

考上 is a result complement: 考 (to take an exam) + 上 (success/upward result). The negative form is 没考上 (didn't pass). Compare: 考不上 (can't pass).

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

上 shàng