go to take the imperial examinations
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to travel to take the imperial civil service examinations
archaicHistorically refers to the journey scholars made to provincial or national capitals to participate in the imperial examination system, which was the primary path to government office in pre-modern China. Often evokes images of arduous travel and high stakes.
Gǔ古
dài代
shū书
shēng生
cháng常
cháng常
cháng长
tú途
bá跋
shè涉
qù去
jīng京
chéng城
gǎn赶
kǎo考
。
Scholars in ancient times often traveled long distances to the capital to take the imperial exams.
Fàn范
Jìn进
zhòng中
jǔ举
de的
gù故
shì事
jiǎng讲
shù述
le了
tā他
duō多
nián年
gǎn赶
kǎo考
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
gōng功
de的
gù故
shì事
。
The story of Fan Jin passing the provincial exam tells of his success after years of attempting the imperial examinations.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
xué学
zǐ子
men们
zài在
yǔ雨
zhōng中
gǎn赶
kǎo考
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
。
This painting depicts scholars traveling to take the exams in the rain.