进士
jìn shì
Pinyin

Definition

进士
 - 
jìn shì
  1. successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
  2. palace graduate

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人士
rén shì
  1. 1 person
  2. 2 figure
  3. 3 public figure
勇士
yǒng shì
  1. 1 a warrior
  2. 2 a brave person
博士
bó shì
  1. 1 doctor
  2. 2 court academician (in feudal China)
  3. 3 Ph.D.
士兵
shì bīng
  1. 1 soldier
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
女士
nu:3 shì
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
  4. 4 Miss
  5. 5 Ms
战士
zhàn shì
  1. 1 fighter
  2. 2 soldier
  3. 3 warrior
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
瑞士
Ruì shì
  1. 1 Switzerland
男士
nán shì
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 gentleman
的士
dī shì
  1. 1 taxi (loanword)
绅士
shēn shì
  1. 1 gentleman
卫士
wèi shì
  1. 1 guardian
  2. 2 defender
护士
hù shi
  1. 1 nurse
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
骑士
qí shì
  1. 1 horseman
  2. 2 cavalryman
  3. 3 knight (i.e. European nobility)
  4. 4 (Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
侠士
xiá shì
  1. 1 knight-errant
力士
lì shì
  1. 1 strong man
  2. 2 sumo wrestler
劳力士
Láo lì shì
  1. 1 Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
博士后
bó shì hòu
  1. 1 postdoc
  2. 2 a postdoctoral position
哈士奇
hā shì qí
  1. 1 husky (sled dog)
士
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
士气
shì qì
  1. 1 morale

Idioms (7)

仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
仁人义士
rén rén yì shì
  1. 1 those with lofty ideals (idiom)
  2. 2 men of vision
博士买驴
bó shì mǎi lu:2
  1. 1 lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
  2. 2 idiom mocking scholastic pomposity
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
招贤纳士
zhāo xián nà shì
  1. 1 invite the talented and call the valorous (idiom); to recruit talent
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
有识之士
yǒu shí zhī shì
  1. 1 a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)

Sample Sentences

如果你通过殿试，被录取了，那恭喜你，已经成为了进士。
rúguǒ nǐ tōngguò diànshì ，bèi lùqǔ le ，nà gōngxǐ nǐ ，yǐjīng chéngwéi le jìnshì 。
If you pass the imperial examination and are admitted, then congratulations. You've become a 'presented scholar'.
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