Etymology

gaokao

gao·kao
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Today it means: The National Higher Education Entrance Examination held annually in China as a prerequisite for entrance into most forms of higher education. Full definition →

Mandarin 高考
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from高考
  2. English todaygaokao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 高考 (gāokǎo, literally “higher [education] [entrance] examination”).

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