落榜 (luò bǎng) — to fail a competitive exam (for school or job admission)

Definizione

Esempi

• 他因为紧张，高考落榜了。
  Tā yīn wèi jǐn zhāng, gāo kǎo luò bǎng le.
  He failed the gaokao because of nervousness.
• 她曾经落过榜，后来终于考上了。
  Tā céng jīng luò guò bǎng, hòu lái zhōng yú kǎo shàng le.
  She had failed an exam before, but later finally got in.
• 这次考试如果落榜，我就要再准备一年。
  Zhè cì kǎo shì rú guǒ luò bǎng, wǒ jiù yào zài zhǔn bèi yì nián.
  If I fail this exam, I'll have to prepare for another year.