diàn
shì

technical
archaic

Meaning of 殿试

殿试 means palace examination; the final and highest level of the imperial examination system. Pronounced diàn shì.

  • palace examination; the final and highest level of the imperial examination system

Definitions & Examples

Zài
míng
qīng
shí
 
tōng
guò
diàn殿
shì
de
kǎo
shēng
bèi
shòu
jìn
shì
chēng
hào
 

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, candidates who passed the palace examination were conferred the title of jinshi (advanced scholar).

Huáng
qīn
chū
bìng
píng
pàn
diàn殿
shì
de
juàn
 

The emperor personally set the questions and graded the answer papers for the palace examination.

hán
chuāng
shí
nián
 
zhōng
huò
le
cān
jiā
diàn殿
shì
de
 

He studied hard for ten years and finally earned the qualification to take the palace examination.

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