高考 gāo kǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])
  2. (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)

CHARACTERS

高 gāo
HSK 1
high, tall; lofty, elevated
考 kǎo
HSK 2
examine, test; investigate