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进士

jìn shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate
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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.

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Original source entry:

進士 进士 [jin4 shi4] /successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination/palace graduate/

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Other forms in these source records: 進士

  • 进
    jìn

    to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

  • 士
    shì

    member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker

    Shì

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.