How to say “apply for an exam” in Chinese
apply for an exam
“Apply for an exam” in Chinese is 报考, bào kǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报考 is read bào kǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “报考”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报考. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我打算报考历史专业wǒdǎsuànbàokǎolìshǐzhuānyèI'm planning to apply for a history major.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “apply for an exam” in Chinese?
“Apply for an exam” in Chinese is 报考, pinyin bàokǎo.
What does 报考 mean?
报考 (bàokǎo) means “apply for an exam”.
How do you write 报考?
报考 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 考 (kǎo) — examine, test. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报考?
报考 is read bàokǎo. Tones: bào — fourth tone, kǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“apply for an exam” in the lesson “The gaokao and your major”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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