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乡试

xiāng shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-81bc878462175abf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鄉試 乡试 [xiang1 shi4] /the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing/

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Other forms in these source records: 鄉試

  • 乡
    xiāng

    country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)

  • 试
    shì

    to test / to try / experiment / examination / test

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