# 考古 (kǎogǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 考古 (kǎogǔ) means “archaeology”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: archaeology
- Pinyin: kǎogǔ (kao3 gu3)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他喜欢历史，大学选择了考古专业。
  Tā xǐhuan lìshǐ, dàxué xuǎnzé le kǎogǔ zhuānyè.
  He likes history, so he chose to major in archaeology in college.

## Characters

- [考](https://hanziro.com/word/kao-take-exam/) (kǎo): to take an exam; to test
- [古](https://hanziro.com/word/gu-ancient/) (gǔ): ancient; old

https://hanziro.com/word/kao-gu-archaeology/

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