imperial exams

language: en

definitions

  1. The historical civil service examination system used in imperial China and other East Asian countries to select government officials based on merit and knowledge of Confucian classics.
    en: The historical civil service examination system used in imperial China and other East Asian countries to select government officials based on merit and knowledge of Confucian classics.

examples

  1. Scholars spent decades studying Confucian texts to prepare for the grueling imperial exams.

    Scholars spent decades studying Confucian texts to prepare for the grueling imperial exams.