高考
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
高考 (gāokǎo) · college entrance exam
高考 (gāokǎo) means “college entrance exam”. It is written with 2 characters: 高 (high) + 考 (to take an exam). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 高考 is built
The characters
高 gāo · high
What 高 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 冋jiōng — desert
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A tall palace (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
考 kǎo · to take an exam
What 考 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 耂 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
哥哥明年参加高考。Gēge míngnián cānjiā gāokǎo.My older brother takes the college entrance exam next year.
高考以后他去旅行了。Gāokǎo yǐhòu tā qù lǚxíng le.After the college entrance exam he went traveling.
Questions about 高考
What does 高考 mean?
高考 (gāokǎo) means “college entrance exam”.
How do you pronounce 高考?
高考 is pronounced gāokǎo.
Which HSK level is 高考?
高考 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 高级gāojíadvanced
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 提高tígāoto raise
- 高速gāosùhigh speed
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 跳高tiàogāohigh jump
- 高潮gāocháoclimax
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 高尚gāoshàngnoble
Learn 高考 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.