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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[kǎo]
  1. 1. verb have an exam
    明天我们数学。
    We have our maths exam tomorrow.
  2. 2. verb [检查] check
  3. 3. verb [研究] study
    archaeology

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[kǎo]
  1. 1. verb give or take an examination, test or quiz
    大学
    take a college entrance examination
    你。
    I'll give you a quiz. or Let me quiz you.
  2. 2. verb check; inspect
    check on work attendance
  3. 3. verb study; investigate; verify
    need checking; remain to be verified

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[kǎo]
  1. 1. 观察;调查
  2. 2. 特指为了解对方的知识或技能,提出问题让对方回答
    他被我住了
    今天语文。
  3. 3. 查测试活动
  4. 4. 研究;推求
    古。
  5. 5. 老;活的岁数大
    福禄寿
  6. 6. 称死去的父亲
    如丧妣。

Examples

他今年没取,打算明年再
He failed the entrance examination this year, and will try again next year.
升学率
rate of admittance of students taking secondary school entrance exams
小雄这次得不好,总感觉比同学矮半截。
Xiao Xiong failed this exam. He felt inferior in front of his classmates.
上周期末试,小明了个双百分!
In last week's final exams, Xiaoming got two full marks.
前的一个星期,就是查漏补缺的时间。
A week before the test is the time for locating and making up the deficiencies.
她很聪明,所以第一是不足为怪的。
Smart as she is, it wasn't surprising for her to earn the top score on the test.
了班里第一,他看上去得意洋洋的。
He looked conceited after getting the first place in the exam in class.
这位秀才了一辈子也没登第。
This xiucai (a scholar who has passed the imperial examination at the country level in Ming and Qing dynasties) never passed the highest imperial examination.
他一生都致力于求真理。
He has devoted all his life to pursuing the truth.

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