imperial exams

language: fr

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.
    fr: Examens impériaux

examples

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

    Les érudits passaient des décennies à étudier les textes confucéens pour se préparer aux éprouvants examens impériaux.