大学 大學 dà xué university / college / CL:所[suo3] syn 年级 年級 nián jí grade / year (in school, college etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president / headmaster / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 学院 學院 xué yuàn college / educational institute / school / faculty / CL:所[suo3] syn 大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng university student / college student 院长 院長 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] 入学 入學 rù xué to enter a school or college / to go to school for the first time as a child 预科 預科 yù kē preparatory course (in college) 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) 院校 yuàn xiào college / academy / educational institution syn 跳级 跳級 tiào jí to jump a year (at college) 大专 大專 dà zhuān three-year college / junior college / professional training college 状元 狀元 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 syn 专科学校 專科學校 zhuān kē xué xiào specialized school / college for professional training / polytechnic syn 师大 師大 shī dà abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university / teacher training college syn 学堂 學堂 xué táng college / school (old) syn 考入 kǎo rù to pass entrance exam / to enter college after a competitive exam 肄业 肄業 yì yè to attend (a school) / to drop out (of college etc) 工学院 工學院 gōng xué yuàn school of engineering / college of engineering 校徽 xiào huī school badge / college insignia / university crest 国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn 太学 太學 tài xué Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest educational institute in ancient China until the Sui Dynasty 师范大学 師範大學 shī fàn dà xué normal university / teacher training college syn 工业大学 工業大學 gōng yè dà xué technical university / engineering college 师范学院 師範學院 shī fàn xué yuàn teacher's college / normal school 中文系 zhōng wén xì Chinese language department (of college) 艺术学院 藝術學院 yì shù xué yuàn art institute / art and drama college 国子监 國子監 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) 外文系 外文係 wài wén xì department of foreign languages / modern languages (college department) 校 xiào (bound form) school / college / (bound form) (military) field officer syn 业大 業大 yè dà part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[ye4 yu2 da4 xue2]) 同济医科大学 同濟醫科大學 tóng jì yī kē dà xué Tongji Medical College 明德学院 明德學院 míng dé xué yuàn Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試 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 格林奈爾大學 gé lín nài ěr dà xué Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA) 马尾水师学堂 馬尾水師學堂 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 明德镇 明德鎮 míng dé zhèn Middlebury (name of town in Vermont) 业余大学 業餘大學 yè yú dà xué college for people who attend after work 修院 xiū yuàn seminary (Christian college) 伦敦大学学院 倫敦大學學院 lún dūn dà xué xué yuàn University College, London 伦敦帝国理工学院 倫敦帝國理工學院 lún dūn dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London 北方民族大学 北方民族大學 běi fāng mín zú dà xué Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities) 同文馆 同文館 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 夜大學 yè dà xué evening college 安徽中医学院 安徽中醫學院 ān huī zhōng yī xué yuàn Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 帝国理工学院 帝國理工學院 dì guó lǐ gōng xué yuàn Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London 广东医学院 廣東醫學院 guǎng dōng yī xué yuàn Guangdong Medical College 成考移民 chéng kǎo yí mín mandatory college exam for immigrants 沈葆祯 沈葆禎 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 洋務學堂 yáng wù xué táng college of Western learning in late Qing 船政学堂 船政學堂 chuán zhèng xué táng Fuzhou Naval College, a.k.a. Foochow Naval Dockyard School, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty 转科 轉科 zhuǎn kē to change major (at college) / to take up a new specialist subject / to transfer to a different medical department 达特茅斯学院 達特茅斯學院 dá tè máo sī xué yuàn Dartmouth College 音乐院 音樂院 yīn yuè yuàn conservatory / music college 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 聯合國系統職員學院 lián hé guó xì tǒng zhí yuán xué yuàn United Nations System Staff College 美国妇产科学会 美國婦產科學會 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 非洲文化与发展巡回学院 非洲文化與發展巡回學院 African Itinerant College on Culture and Development 联合国职员学院 聯合國職員學院 lián hé guó zhí yuán xué yuàn United Nations Staff College 科伦坡计划职员技校 科倫坡計劃職員技校 Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education 国际外科医生学会 國際外科醫生學會 International College of Surgeons 委员团 委員團 College of Commissioners 国际推广学院 國際推廣學院 International Extension College 联合国职员学院项目 聯合國職員學院項目 United Nations Staff College Project 考进 考進 kǎo jìn to gain entry by passing an exam / to be admitted to (a college etc) 大学学科能力测验 大學學科能力測驗 dà xué xué kē néng lì cè yàn General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan) 蚁族 蟻族 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career 选举人团 選舉人團 xuǎn jǔ rén tuán Electoral College (of the United States) 曼荷莲学院 曼荷蓮學院 màn hé lián xué yuàn Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, Massachusetts) 沈葆桢 沈葆楨 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]) 夜间部 夜間部 yè jiān bù (Tw) evening program (at a college) / night school 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]) syn 榜单 榜單 bǎng dān list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric 公学 公學 gōng xué elite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College) 女大 nǚ 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 