挂科

• 拼音: guà kē
• 汉字拆解: 挂 (fail / be hung up in slang) + 科 (course) -> fail a course.

含义

挂科 means failing a course or exam subject.

It is a campus term, often used anxiously or self-mockingly around finals. It usually refers to not passing a class, not merely getting a disappointing grade.

例句

1. 这门课太难，我怕自己挂科。
2. 他补考过了，总算没挂科。
3. 别把低分但及格说成挂科。

用法指南

语境: university, exams, student chat

语气: anxious, self-mocking, campus

正确说法

• 没通过课程可说挂科。（It fits failing a class.）
• 补考前担心挂科很自然。（It fits exam anxiety.）

错误说法

• 及格但分低也说挂科。（Passing is not 挂科.）

常见错误

• Do not use 挂科 for failing an entire career goal; it is course-based.

起源与历史

挂 became student slang for failing, paired with 科, course or subject.

文化背景

时代: 2020s

世代: Students and recent graduates

社会背景: University and school communities

地区说明: Common in Mainland campus speech.