补考

補考

bǔkǎo

noun HSK 6 #26,030

Meanings

A makeup exam — retaking a test you missed or failed.

Tā kǎoshì bù jígé, xià zhōu yào bǔkǎo.

He failed the exam and has to retake it next week.

Bǔkǎo de jīhuì zhǐ yǒu yī cì.

You only get one chance for the makeup exam.

Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng cuòguò le kǎoshì, xūyào shēnqǐng bǔkǎo.

She missed the exam due to illness and needs to apply for a makeup exam.

culture

In Chinese universities, failing a course means you take a 补考. If you fail the 补考 too, you may need to 重修 (chóngxiū, retake the entire course).

补 bǔ

考 kǎo