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考研

kǎo yán

2-character word

What 考研 means

1. to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program

The characters in 考研

• 考kǎoto beat; to hit; variant of 考
• 研yánto grind; study; research

Example sentences

• 大学毕业以后我也想考研究生。
  Dàxué bìyè yǐhòu wǒ yě xiǎng kǎoyán jiū shēng.
  I'd like to be a graduate student through the test after graduation.

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