preliminary exam; qualifying exam
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take a preliminary examination; to sit for a qualifying exam
formalRefers to the action of taking an exam held prior to the main examination; passing is typically required to qualify for the subsequent formal test.
Tā他
yù预
kǎo考
méi没
yǒu有
tōng通
guò过
，
yīn因
cǐ此
shī失
qù去
le了
cān参
jiā加
jué决
sài赛
de的
jī机
huì会
。
He failed the preliminary exam and thus lost the opportunity to compete in the finals.
Suǒ所
yǒu有
kǎo考
shēng生
dōu都
bì必
xū须
xiān先
yù预
kǎo考
，
chéng成
jì绩
hé合
gé格
zhě者
cái才
néng能
jìn进
rù入
miàn面
shì试
huán环
jié节
。
All candidates must first take the qualifying exam, and only those with passing scores can proceed to the interview stage.
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Yù～
kǎo落
luò选
He was eliminated after failing the preliminary exam.