Meaning of 报考
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to enter oneself for an examination
How to use 报考
报考 is used for signing up for formal exams or for applying to a school or program through an entrance exam. It often takes the school, major, or exam as its object. Example: 她报考了北京大学。(Tā bàokǎo le Běijīng Dàxué.) She applied to take the entrance exam for Peking University.
报 (bào) means to report or submit, as in 报名 (bàomíng, to sign up), and 考 (kǎo) means to test, as in 考试 (kǎoshì). Put them together: you report your name for a test, so you register for an exam.
Common mistake: Learners often use 报考 to mean "take an exam". It only means to register or apply for one. For actually sitting the exam, use 考试 (kǎoshì) or 参加考试 (cānjiā kǎoshì).
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报 bào · to report · 7 strokes
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考 kǎo · to check · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 报考.
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 日报 | rìbào | daily newspaper |
| 晚报 | wǎnbào | evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News |
| 考生 | kǎoshēng | exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report |
| 考验 | kǎoyàn | to test; to put to the test |
| 报到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast |
| 考虑 | kǎolǜ | to think over; to consider |
Questions about 报考
What does 报考 mean?
报考 (bàokǎo) means "to enter oneself for an examination" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 报考?
报考 is made of 2 characters: 报 (7 strokes), 考 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 报考 an HSK word?
Yes. 报考 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 报考 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 报考 is written 報考.
What is the difference between 报考 and 报名?
报名 (bàomíng) means signing up for anything, like a class, a race, or an event. 报考 is only for exams or for applying to a school through an exam.
What do you call a person who has registered for an exam?
That person is a 考生 (kǎoshēng), an exam candidate. For example, 今年报考的考生很多 (jīnnián bàokǎo de kǎoshēng hěn duō) means many candidates registered this year.