补考 (bǔ kǎo) — (noun) makeup exam; retake examination; (verb) to take a makeup exam; to retake an examination
Definition
A separable verb (离合词): 补 (make up) + 考 (exam). Use as a verb in 补考… or as a noun with 的/了 (e.g. 这次的补考). For 'take an exam' in the normal sense, use 参加考试 — 补考 specifically means retaking one you missed or failed.
noun
makeup examretake examination
verb
to take a makeup examto retake an examination
Measure word · 次
Examples
- 补考。Wǒ xià zhōu èr yào cān jiā shù xué bǔ kǎo.I have to take a math makeup exam next Tuesday.
- ，补考。Tā yīn wèi shēng bìng cuò guò le kǎo shì, xū yào bǔ kǎo wù lǐ.He missed the exam due to illness and needs to retake physics.
- 补考。Zhè cì bǔ kǎo de chéng jì bǐ shàng cì hǎo duō le.The result of this makeup exam is much better than last time.
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