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National College Entrance Examination (Putong Gaodeng Xuexiao Zhaosheng Quanguo Tongyi Kaoshi): every topic on the syllabus, explained out loud with live visuals by a 1:1 AI teacher that stops when you interrupt and checks you got it.

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What is Gaokao?

Gaokao is the National College Entrance Examination (Putong Gaodeng Xuexiao Zhaosheng Quanguo Tongyi Kaoshi), a university entrance exam (China). Held nationwide over consecutive days, with Chinese, mathematics and a foreign language compulsory, and in most provinces a choice between physics and history plus further electives under the reformed subject-selection model. Papers combine multiple-choice, fill-in and extended written answers, including the well-known Chinese essay. Provinces set or adopt papers and manage admissions, and scores are compared within each province. The examination rewards disciplined, thorough preparation across all subjects.

Who takes it: Final-year senior high school students in mainland China, for whom the score largely determines admission to universities and the programmes they may enter.

What it tests

Gaokao subjects and sections

  • Chinese
  • Mathematics
  • Foreign language (usually English)
  • Physics or History
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Politics
  • Geography

Ask any topic from any of these and the tutor pitches the lesson to the exam, with the terms and the depth it expects.

How to prepare

Studying for Gaokao, step by step

  1. 01

    Prioritise

    Mathematics and the Chinese essay separate candidates most, so practise argumentative essays weekly and solve full mathematics papers under time.

  2. 02

    Practise

    Subject choice determines which university programmes you can apply to, so align physics or history with your intended degree early.

  3. 03

    Avoid the traps

    Three years of revision cycles are the norm; keep an error notebook per subject and reattempt mistakes rather than only doing new papers.

  4. 04

    Ask, then watch

    Type or say a topic in your own words; the tutor plans a storyboard, one picture per idea, and explains it step by step.

  5. 05

    Interrupt and check

    Say "wait, why?" mid-explanation and it answers on the picture; a checkpoint question ends every lesson.

  6. 06

    Your papers

    Upload past papers and notes so the practice follows the exam, and use Tests for graded tests.

Ask it anything

Questions Gaokao students ask

  • Explain conic sections problems typical of the mathematics paper.
  • How do I write a strong argumentative essay in Chinese?
  • Teach me electromagnetic induction for the physics elective.

In your language

Gaokao, taught in your language

Questions

Asked, Answered

Can LetMeTeach help me prepare for Gaokao?

Yes. Ask any topic from the Gaokao syllabus and the tutor plans a lesson pitched to the exam, explains it out loud with live visuals, stops when you interrupt, and asks a checkpoint question. Mathematics and the Chinese essay separate candidates most, so practise argumentative essays weekly and solve full mathematics papers under time.

Can I use my own Gaokao past papers and notes?

Yes. Upload PDFs and images, such as photos of class notes or a past paper, up to 3 files per session and 10 MB each, and the tutor grounds the session in them. The Tests section adds tests from a question bank and AI tests, graded on the server.

Does it teach in the language I study Gaokao in?

LetMeTeach teaches in 26 languages (including Mandarin and English) and plans the lesson in the language you choose rather than translating it. The Free plan includes 7 hours a month with no card.

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