考中

kǎozhòng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to pass (an examination)
  2. 2 to succeed in the imperial examinations

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā dìyī cì cānjiā kējǔ jiù kǎozhòng le xiùcai.
He became a xiucai the first time he sat the imperial exams.
HSK 7-9
Fàn Jìn kǎozhòng jǔrén yǐhòu, gāoxìng de fā le fēng.
When Fan Jin passed the provincial exam and became a juren, he went mad with joy.

Tips

usage
中 is read zhòng here, 'to hit the mark', as in 中奖 'to win a prize'. 考中 is the classic word for passing the imperial exams: 考中进士. For getting into a school today, 考上 is more common.

Stroke Order

考 kǎo
中 zhōng