挂科 (guàkē) Flunk/ Fail in the exam (Intermediate)

挂科 (guàkē) Flunk/ Fail in the exam

The character “挂 (guà)” means failing and “科 (kē)” means subject or a branch of academic or vocational study.

Example:

Yīnwéi méiyŏu nǔlì xuéxí, zhè cì kăoshì Gao Feng yòu guàkē le. 因为没有努力学习,这次考试高峰又挂科了。 Not having studied his lessons …