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preliminary round of imperial examinations / abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[kē xué kǎo chá], scientific exploration
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科考 科考 [ke1 kao3] /preliminary round of imperial examinations/abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration/

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