imperial examination hall
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
imperial examination hall; exam compound
formalA specific historical term for the walled complex where provincial (乡试) and metropolitan (会试) imperial examinations were held. It contained many individual, small, numbered cells where candidates lived and took the exams.
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
，
Běi北
jīng京
de的
gòng贡
yuàn院
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
kē科
jǔ举
kǎo考
chǎng场
。
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Gongyuan in Beijing was an important site for imperial examinations.
Kǎo考
shēng生
yào要
zài在
gòng贡
yuàn院
lǐ里
dāi待
shàng上
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
wán完
chéng成
kǎo考
shì试
。
Candidates had to stay in the exam compound for several days to complete the tests.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
gòng贡
yuàn院
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
lì历
shǐ史
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
。
This ancient exam hall is now a history museum.