落榜 luò bǎng

to flunk; to fail the imperial exams

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 44150th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to flunk
  2. 2. to fail the imperial exams

Characters

Character Meaning
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
榜 bǎng HSK 6
notice or announcement; list of names