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Mandarin · pinyin kǎo biān

(coll.) to sit civil service or public institution recruitment exams (cf. 編制 biān zhì)

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考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate
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编: biān · knit, weave; arrange; compile

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3–1 · kao3 bian1

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