bào kǎo
register for examination; sign up for an examination
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他报考了北京大学。
Tā bàokǎo le Běijīng dàxué.
He applied for Peking University.
她报考了清华大学。
Tā bàokǎo le Qīnghuá dàxué.
She applied for Tsinghua University.
他们报考了上海交通大学。
Tāmen bàokǎo le Shànghǎi jiāotōng dàxué.
They applied for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
报名 (bǎomíng)
sign up
申请 (shēnqǐng)
apply
录取 (lùqǔ)
admit
拒绝 (jùjué)
reject
The Chinese word 报考 (bàokǎo) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 报 (bào) and 考 (kǎo). The character 报 originally meant "to announce" or "to inform", and in modern Chinese it is often used in the sense of "to apply for" or "to register". The character 考 originally meant "to test" or "to examine", and in modern Chinese it is often used in the sense of "to take an exam" or "to participate in an examination". Thus, the word 报考 literally means "to apply for an examination" or "to register for an exam". It is commonly used in the context of applying for admission to a school, university, or other educational institution. For example, a student who wants to apply for admission to a university would need to 报考 (bàokǎo) the university's entrance exam.
