中考 (zhōng) — high school entrance examination (in China)

Definition

The high school entrance exam taken at the end of middle school (junior high graduation), required for admission to senior high school. Conceptually pairs with 高考, the university entrance exam taken three years later.

noun

high school entrance examination (in China)

Measure word · 场

Examples

中考，。
Tā zhōng kǎo dé hěn hǎo, jìn le shì lǐ zuì hǎo de gāo zhōng.
He did very well on the high school entrance exam and got into the best high school in the city.
中考，。
Wèi le zhǔn bèi zhōng, tā měi tiān xué xí dào hěn wǎn.
To prepare for the high school entrance exam, she studied late every day.
中考，。
zhōng Chéng jì gōng bù hòu, jiā zhǎng hé xué shēng dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì.
After the high school entrance exam results were announced, both parents and students breathed a sigh of relief.

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