gaokao
gao·kao/ɡaʊˈkaʊ/noun
gaokao is spelled G-A-O-K-A-O: 6 letters and 2 syllables (gao·kao). It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gaokao means “The National Higher Education Entrance Examination held annually in China as a prerequisite for entrance into most forms of higher education” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gaokao?
| Letters | 6: G-A-O-K-A-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gao·kao |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gaokao?
Gaokao appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gaokao?
- /ɡaʊˈkaʊ/
Gaokao has 2 syllables, split gao·kao in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gaokao mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The National Higher Education Entrance Examination held annually in China as a prerequisite for entrance into most forms of higher education.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gaokao come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 高考 (gāokǎo, literally “higher [education] [entrance] examination”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).