up to standard; enter official ranks
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to reach a certain grade or level; to be up to standard; to be first-rate
Frequently used in the negative form '不入流' (bù rù liú) to describe something or someone as second-rate, amateurish, or not up to standard.
His acting skills are terrible; he is a second-rate actor.
Although this restaurant is not big, its dishes are up to standard.
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Don't bring out such amateurish tactics to embarrass yourself.
In this industry, his skills are considered quite up to par.
verb
to enter the nine-grade official ranking system (of imperial China); to be admitted to the ranks of regular officials
archaicHistorical term specific to the imperial Chinese civil service ranking system (jiǔ pǐn zhōng zhèng zhì). Officials outside the nine grades (liúwài) who were promoted into the nine grades (liúnèi) were said to 'rùliú'.
After the Sui Dynasty established the Nine-Rank System, clerks could enter the official ranks through examinations to become formal officials.
In the Tang Dynasty, entering the regular ranks from outside honorary ranks required years of accumulated administrative achievements.