乡试
xiāng shì
Pinyin

Definition

乡试
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xiāng shì
  1. the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

测试
cè shì
  1. 1 to test (machinery etc)
  2. 2 to test (students)
  3. 3 test
  4. 4 quiz
  5. 5 exam
  6. 6 beta (software)
考试
kǎo shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
  2. 2 exam
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
试
shì
  1. 1 to test
  2. 2 to try
  3. 3 experiment
  4. 4 examination
  5. 5 test
下乡
xià xiāng
  1. 1 to go to the countryside
他乡
tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 away from one's native place
初试
chū shì
  1. 1 preliminary exam
  2. 2 qualifying exam
  3. 3 first try
  4. 4 preliminary testing
尝试
cháng shì
  1. 1 to try
  2. 2 to attempt
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
城乡
chéng xiāng
  1. 1 city and countryside
梦乡
mèng xiāng
  1. 1 the land of dreams
  2. 2 slumberland
家乡
jiā xiāng
  1. 1 hometown
  2. 2 native place
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
思乡
sī xiāng
  1. 1 to be homesick
应试
yìng shì
  1. 1 to take an exam
故乡
gù xiāng
  1. 1 home
  2. 2 homeland
  3. 3 native place
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
新乡
Xīn xiāng
  1. 1 Xinxiang prefecture level city in Henan
比试
bǐ shì
  1. 1 to have a competition
  2. 2 to measure with one's hand or arm
  3. 3 to make a gesture of measuring
水乡
shuǐ xiāng
  1. 1 patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu
  2. 2 same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡[Jiāng nán shuǐ xiāng]
牛刀小试
niú dāo xiǎo shì
  1. 1 see 小試牛刀|小试牛刀[xiǎo shì niú dāo]
异乡
yì xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 a place far from home
笔试
bǐ shì
  1. 1 written examination
  2. 2 paper test (for an applicant)
老乡
lǎo xiāng
  1. 1 fellow townsman
  2. 2 fellow villager
  3. 3 sb from the same hometown

Idioms (9)

他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
跃跃欲试
yuè yuè yù shì
  1. 1 to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)

Sample Sentences

古代的科举制度呢，一般来说，分为乡试、会试和殿试。乡试通过后，一般都要有人推荐，才能参加更高一级的考试，所以考试者被叫作举人，比较优秀的人才也被叫作秀才。
gǔdài de kējǔ zhìdù ne ，yībān láishuō ，fēnwéi xiāngshì 、huìshì hé diànshì 。xiāngshì tōngguò hòu ，yībān dōu yào yǒurén tuījiàn ，cáinéng cānjiā gèng gāo yī jí de kǎoshì ，suǒyǐ kǎoshì zhě bèi jiàozuò jǔrén ，bǐjiào yōuxiù de réncái yě bèi jiàozuò xiùcai 。
The ancient examination system, generally speaking, was separated into the provincial level exam, the doctoral exam and the final, imperial exam. After passing the provincial exam, most people would need a person to recommend them in order to continue on and take the higher level exam. Therefore, the people taking the test became known as 'recommended scholars'. People of particularly excellent talent, became known as 'exemplary scholars'.
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