university entrance
Britishnoun
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Every June, millions of Chinese high-schoolers take a make-or-break university entrance exam that many regard as the world’s hardest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
A Chinese millionaire says he has failed the country's tough university entrance exams for the 27th time.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2023
The universities have also expanded once small-scale partnerships with high schools to create a dedicated pipeline of prospective students who get preference in admission without having to take university entrance exams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Aunty Ifeoma rolled the car down the road that led to the university entrance gates.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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