进士 (進士)
jìn shì
Pinyin

Definition

进士 (進士)
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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 classifier: 个 gè
女士
nǚ shì
  1. 1 lady
  2. 2 madam
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 classifier: 位 wèi
  5. 5 Miss
  6. 6 Ms

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 lǘ
  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

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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