xiùcai才
才
common
noun
historical
Meaning of 秀才
秀才 means licentiate; successful candidate in the imperial examination at the county level during the Ming and Qing dynasties; scholar; intellectual; literate person; bookish person. Pronounced xiù cai.
- licentiate; successful candidate in the imperial examination at the county level during the Ming and Qing dynasties
- scholar; intellectual; literate person; bookish person
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
Qīng清
cháo朝
de的
xiù秀
cai才
。
His grandfather was a licentiate during the Qing Dynasty.
Kǎo考
zhòng中
xiù秀
cai才
hòu后
，
tā他
jì继
xù续
zhǔn准
bèi备
xiāng乡
shì试
。
After passing the county-level examination and becoming a licentiate, he continued to prepare for the provincial examination.