考上 meaning in English

kǎoshàng

to gain admission or secure a position by passing an exam

9 strokes

Meaning of 考上

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kǎoshàng
  1. to gain admission or secure a position by passing an exam

考上 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā努nǔ力lì学xué习xí,为wèi的de是shì能néng够gòu考kǎo上shàng大dà学xué。
He studied hard in order to get into college.

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考 kǎo · to check · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

上 shàng · up · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 考上.

马上mǎshàngat once; right away
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
早上zǎoshangearly morning
上次shàng cìlast time
路上lùshangon the road; on the way; en route
上班shàngbānto go to work; to be on duty
上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
地上dìshangon the ground; on the floor
楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
车上chē shang
上学shàngxuéto go to school; to attend school

Questions about 考上

What does 考上 mean?

考上 (kǎoshàng) means "to gain admission or secure a position by passing an exam".

How do you write 考上?

考上 is made of 2 characters: 考 (6 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.