挂科

Traditional form:

掛科

Pinyin (reading):

guàkē

Definitions:

• to fail (a course)

Characters:

• 挂 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science

Traditional characters:

• 掛 - to suspend, to put up, to hang; suspense
• 科 - section, department; field, branch; science