高gāo考kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 Pǔ tōng Gāo děng Xué xiào Zhāo shēng Quán guó Tǒng yī Kǎo shì)(Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试 gōng wù rén yuán gāo děng kǎo shì)