Meaning of 名落孙山
名落孙山 means to fail an exam; to fall behind the last qualifier. Pronounced míng luò Sūn Shān.
- to fail an exam; to fall behind the last qualifier
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
jīn今
nián年
gāo高
kǎo考
fā发
huī挥
shī失
cháng常
，
jié结
guǒ果
míng名
luò落
Sūn孙
Shān山
。
He didn't perform well in this year's college entrance exam and ended up failing.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
nǔ努
lì力
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
Xiǎo小
Wáng王
zài在
gōng公
wù务
yuán员
kǎo考
shì试
zhōng中
hái还
shì是
míng名
luò落
Sūn孙
Shān山
le了
。
Despite preparing hard, Xiao Wang still didn't pass the civil service exam.
Gōng公
sī司
zhè这
cì次
nèi内
bù部
jìng竞
pìn聘
shí十
fēn分
jī激
liè烈
，
xǔ许
duō多
zī资
shēn深
yuán员
gōng工
yě也
bù不
xìng幸
míng名
luò落
Sūn孙
Shān山
。
The company's internal promotion this time was fiercely competitive, and many senior employees unfortunately were not selected.
Duì对
yú于
míng名
luò落
Sūn孙
Shān山
de的
kǎo考
shēng生
lái来
shuō说
，
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
tiáo调
zhěng整
xīn心
tài态
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
lái来
nián年
zài再
zhàn战
。
For candidates who failed the exam, the most important thing is to adjust their mindset and prepare to try again next year.
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