kǎo​bu​shàng

to fail an exam

  • created reference approved 考不上 → 考上 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    考不上 kǎo​bu​shàng

    考上 kǎo​shàng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 考不上 · kǎo​bu​shàng · to fail an exam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    考不上

    kǎo​bu​shàng

    to fail an exam

    to be unable to pass an entrance or admission examination

    考 (literal) → 考 · kǎo · to test 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense