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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams
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Original source entry:

策問 策问 [ce4 wen4] /essay on policy in question and answer form used in imperial exams/

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Other forms in these source records: 策問

  • 策
    cè

    policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

    Cè

    surname Ce

  • 问
    wèn

    to ask / to inquire

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