imperial exams

language: ko

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.
    ko: 과거 제도

examples

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

    학자들은 혹독한 과거 시험을 준비하기 위해 수십 년 동안 유교 경전을 공부했다.