指考

Mandarin · pinyin Zhǐ kǎo

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  1. Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw)
  2. abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試 Dà xué Rù xué Zhǐ dìng Kē mù Kǎo shì
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指
zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
考
kǎo · examine, test; investigate
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3–3 · Zhi3 kao3

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指考 · Zhi3 kao3
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Exact source record指考 指考 [Zhi3 kao3] /Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw)/abbr. for 大學入學指定科目考試|大学入学指定科目考试[Da4 xue2 Ru4 xue2 Zhi3 ding4 Ke1 mu4 Kao3 shi4]/