考公

kǎogōng
to sit for a civil service exam

CEDICT

  1. short for 公務員考試／公务员考试 (gōngwùyuán kǎoshì, “civil service examination”)
  2. short for 考公務員／考公务员 (kǎo gōngwùyuán, “to take such exam”)

Wiktionary

  1. 公務員考試／公务员考试(gōngwùyuánkǎoshì)的簡稱。
  2. 考公務員／考公务员的簡稱。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 考 kǎo
  1. to beat
  2. to hit
  3. variant of 考 kǎo
  4. to inspect
  5. to test
  6. to take an exam
=1 考 kǎo
  1. to check
  2. to verify
  3. to test
  4. to examine
  5. to take an exam
  6. to take an entrance exam for
  7. deceased father
2 公 gōng
  1. public
  2. collectively owned
  3. common
  4. international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. make public
  6. fair
  7. just
  8. Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  9. honorable (gentlemen)
  10. father-in-law
  11. male (animal)