imperial exams

language: zh

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.
    zh: 科举制度

examples

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

    学者们花费数十年学习儒家经典，为准备艰苦的科举考试。