imperial examinations

language: de

definitions

  1. A series of competitive examinations used in imperial China and other East Asian countries to select candidates for the civil service based on merit and knowledge of classical texts.
    de: kaiserliche Prüfungen

examples

  1. He had spent his life studying the classics and preparing for the imperial examinations.

    Er hatte sein Leben damit verbracht, die Klassiker zu studieren und sich auf die kaiserlichen Prüfungen vorzubereiten.