enter examination hall; enter the compound
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to enter the examination hall; to enter the examination compound
archaicHistorically used during the imperial examination era (科举时代) to describe candidates or invigilators entering the sealed examination enclosure. The term implies the beginning of the examination process and the isolation from the outside world.
Jǔ举
zǐ子
men们
qīng清
chén晨
rù入
wéi闱
，
děng等
dài待
kǎo考
shì试
kāi开
shǐ始
。
The candidates entered the examination hall at dawn, waiting for the exam to begin.
Rù入
wéi闱
zhī之
hòu后
，
kǎo考
shēng生
bù不
dé得
yǔ与
wài外
jiè界
jiē接
chù触
。
After entering the examination compound, candidates were not allowed to have contact with the outside world.
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Zuò作
wéi为
zhǔ主
kǎo考
guān官
，
tā他
jīn今
rì日
rù入
wéi闱
zhǔ主
chí持
huì会
shì试
。
As the chief examiner, he entered the examination hall today to preside over the metropolitan examination.