gǎn
kǎo

archaic

Meaning of 赶考

赶考 means to travel to take the imperial civil service examinations. Pronounced gǎn kǎo.

  • to travel to take the imperial civil service examinations

Definitions & Examples

dài
shū
shēng
cháng
cháng
cháng
shè
jīng
chéng
gǎn
kǎo
 

Scholars in ancient times often traveled long distances to the capital to take the imperial exams.

Fàn
Jìn
zhòng
de
shì
jiǎng
shù
le
duō
nián
gǎn
kǎo
zhōng
chéng
gōng
de
shì
 

The story of Fan Jin passing the provincial exam tells of his success after years of attempting the imperial examinations.

Zhè
huà
miáo
huì
le
xué
men
zài
zhōng
gǎn
kǎo
de
qíng
jǐng
 

This painting depicts scholars traveling to take the exams in the rain.