大 学 dà xué university / college / CL:所[suo3] 学 院 xué yuàn college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3] 院 校 yuàn xiào college / academy / educational institution 学 堂 xué táng college / school (old) 校 xiào (bound form) school / college / (bound form) (military) field officer 大 学 生 dà xué shēng university student / college student 高 考 gāo kǎo college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4]) / (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试) 入 学 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 大 专 dà zhuān three-year college / junior college / professional training college 院 长 yuàn zhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] / chair of a board / university president / college dean / premier of the Republic of China / CL:個|个[ge4] 师 范 大 学 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college 年 级 nián jí grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 状 元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1] / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3] / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light 工 业 大 学 gōng yè dà xué technical university / engineering college 师 大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college 师 范 学 院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school 专 科 学 校 zhuān kē xué xiào specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic 艺 术 学 院 yì shù xué yuàn art institute / art and drama college 考 入 kǎo rù to pass entrance exam / to enter college after a competitive exam 国 学 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) 工 学 院 gōng xué yuàn school of engineering / college of engineering 校 徽 xiào huī school badge / college insignia / university crest 国 子 监 Guó zǐ jiàn Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy) 太 学 Tài xué Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty 肄 业 yì yè to attend (a school) / to drop out (of college etc) 同 济 医 科 大 学 Tóng jì Yī kē Dà xué Tongji Medical College 业 大 yè dà part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2]) 明 德 学 院 Míng dé Xué yuàn Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont 业 余 大 学 yè yú dà xué college for people who attend after work 伦 敦 大 学 学 院 Lún dūn Dà xué Xué yuàn University College, London 伦 敦 帝 国 理 工 学 院 Lún dūn dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London 北 方 民 族 大 学 Běi fāng Mín zú Dà xué Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities) 同 文 馆 Tóng wén guǎn Tongwen Guan, 19th century college that trained translators for China's diplomatic corps, established in Beijing in 1862 and absorbed by the Imperial University in 1902 夜 大 学 yè dà xué evening college 安 徽 中 医 学 院 An1 huī Zhōng yī Xué yuàn Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 帝 国 理 工 学 院 Dì guó Lǐ gōng Xué yuàn Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London 广 东 医 学 院 Guǎng dōng Yī xué yuàn Guangdong Medical College 成 考 移 民 chéng kǎo yí mín mandatory college exam for immigrants 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 NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC) / usually abbr. to 高考[gao1 kao3] 格 林 奈 尔 大 学 Gé lín nài ěr Dà xué Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA) 沈 葆 祯 Shěn Bǎo zhēn Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2] in 1866 洋 务 学 堂 yáng wù xué táng college of Western learning in late Qing 船 政 学 堂 Chuán zhèng Xué táng Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty 达 特 茅 斯 学 院 Dá tè máo sī Xué yuàn Dartmouth College 音 乐 院 yīn yuè yuàn conservatory / music college 马 尾 水 师 学 堂 Mǎ wěi shuǐ shī xué táng Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty 选 举 团 xuǎn jǔ tuán Electoral College (of the United States) 东 南 欧 警 察 学 院 dōng nán ōu jǐng chá xué yuàn South-East European Police Staff College 联 合 国 系 统 职 员 学 院 lián hé guó xì tǒng zhí yuán xué yuàn United Nations System Staff College 美 国 妇 产 科 学 会 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 非 洲 文 化 与 发 展 巡 回 学 院 African Itinerant College on Culture and Development 联 合 国 职 员 学 院 lián hé guó zhí yuán xué yuàn United Nations Staff College 科 伦 坡 计 划 职 员 技 校 Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education 国 际 外 科 医 生 学 会 International College of Surgeons 委 员 团 College of Commissioners 国 际 推 广 学 院 International Extension College 联 合 国 职 员 学 院 项 目 United Nations Staff College Project 考 进 kǎo jìn to gain entry by passing an exam / to be admitted to (a college etc) 蚁 族 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career 选 举 人 团 Xuǎn jǔ rén tuán Electoral College (of the United States) 曼 荷 莲 学 院 Màn hé lián Xué yuàn Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts) 沈 葆 桢 Shěn Bǎo zhēn Shen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政學堂|船政学堂[Chuan2 zheng4 Xue2 tang2] in 1866 夜 大 yè dà evening college (abbr. for 夜大學|夜大学[ye4 da4 xue2]) 大 考 dà kǎo final exam / to take an end-of-term exam / (Tw) college entrance exam (abbr. for 大學入學考試|大学入学考试[da4xue2 ru4xue2 kao3shi4]) 榜 单 bǎng dān list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric 女 大 nu:3 dà (slang) female university student / female college student 男 大 nán dà (slang) male university student / male college student 高 考 移 民 gāo kǎo yí mín students who relocate to another region of China in order to gain an advantage on the college entrance exam