考取

kǎoqǔ

verb #97,374

Meanings

1 to pass an entrance exam
2 to be admitted (to a school or program)
3 to earn (a license or certificate) by exam

Characters

to test; to examine

to obtain; to take

Examples

HSK 1

她考取了台湾大学。

Tā kǎoqǔ le Táiwān Dàxué.

She got into National Taiwan University.

HSK 5

我去年考取了驾照。

Wǒ qùnián kǎoqǔ le jiàzhào.

I got my driver's license last year.

Tips

usage

Implies successful admission, not just sitting the exam. 参加考试 means to take the test; 考取 means to pass it.

Stroke Order

考 kǎo

取 qǔ