高考
gāokǎo
ㄍㄠ ㄎㄠˇ
- 1college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])
- 2(Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)
In Taiwan
In Taiwan, the senior civil-service examination — not the university entrance exam, which is the 學測 and 分科測驗. On the mainland 高考 is the famous college entrance exam, so the word is a genuine trap.
Example
他準備考高考，想進公部門。
tā zhǔnbèi kǎo gāokǎo xiǎng jìn gōng bùmén
He is studying for the civil service exam, hoping to work in government.