高考

gāokǎo

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)

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哥哥明年参加高考。

My brother will take the college entrance exam next year.

高考以前,他每天学到很晚。

Before the exam, he studied late every day.