考
kǎo
to take an exam; to test; to examine; to check
In a story
宁远三十二岁，已经考了三次科举，一次也没考上。Ning Yuan was thirty-two. He had sat the imperial examination three times and had never once passed.狐狸学字 · The Fox Who Learned to Read · HSK 5
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