# 报考 (bàokǎo): to register for an exam | HSK 4 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-4/baokao-1017
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-4-1017
HSK levels: 4
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:39:15.653Z
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Learn 报考 (bàokǎo), HSK 4: to register for an exam; to apply to take an examination. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 报考

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bàokǎo

to register for an exam; to apply to take an examination

HSK 4

## Pronunciation

报bào4

Fourth tone: falling

Fourth tone: falling

考kǎo3

Third tone: low, then rising

Third tone: low, then rising

Tone marks follow the source pinyin. Listen to the complete word to practise connected pronunciation.

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## Usage in this example

Used as a verb meaning to register or apply to take an examination, such as signing up for next month's HSK exam.

## Example sentence

我已经报考了下个月的汉语水平考试。

Wǒ yǐjīng bàokǎo le xià ge yuè de Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì.

I have already registered for next month's HSK exam.

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## Related vocabulary

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