普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 pǔ tōng gāo děng xué xiào zhāo shēng quán guó tǒng yī kǎo shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
  2. usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3]

CHARACTERS

普 pǔ universal, general, widespread
通 tōng pass through, common, communicate
高 gāo high, tall; lofty, elevated
等 děng rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.'
学 xué learning, knowledge; school
校 xiào school; military field officer
招 zhāo beckon, summon; recruit, levy
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth
全 quán maintain, keep whole or intact
国 guó nation, country, nation-state
统 tǒng govern, command, control; unite
一 yī one; a, an; alone
考 kǎo examine, test; investigate
试 shì test, try, experiment