imperial exams
definitions
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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.ru: Имперские экзамены
examples
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Scholars spent decades studying Confucian texts to prepare for the grueling imperial exams.
Ученые десятилетиями изучали конфуцианские тексты, готовясь к изнурительным имперским экзаменам.