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考不上
kǎo​bu​shàng

to fail an exam

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 考 kǎo verb
    to test
    to give or take an exam; to test someone's knowledge or skill; to check if someone knows something
  2. 不 bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the 得 de potential construction
  3. 上 shàng particleverb
    to go up
    to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place