落榜

luòbǎng
  1. to fail the imperial exams
  2. to flunk

CEDICT

  1. (education) to fail to be included on the list of successful candidates following an examination or competition; to fail an examination; to be dropped from a list
  2. to fail to be included on the list of successful candidates following an examination or competition; to fail an examination; to be dropped from a list

Wiktionary

考试落第，榜上无名。

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Entry Composition

1 落 luò
  1. to fall or drop
  2. (of the sun) to set
  3. (of a tide) to go out
  4. to lower
  5. to decline or sink
  6. to lag or fall behind
  7. to fall onto
  8. to rest with
  9. to get or receive
  10. to write down
  11. whereabouts
  12. settlement
=2 榜 bǎng
  1. notice or announcement
  2. list of names
  3. public roll of successful examinees
=2 榜 bǎng variant of 榜 bǎng

Related entries

死当 sǐdàng
  1. to flunk (Tw)
  2. (computing) to crash
  3. to stop working
考砸 kǎozá
  1. to flunk
  2. to fail a test
令我非常伤心的是她考砸了。

She failed the examination and I was greatly disappointed.

Source: Tatoeba

不及格 bùjígé
  1. to fail
  2. to flunk
他因为准备太少考试不及格了。

He failed in the examination for lack of preparation.

Source: Tatoeba