不第 bùdì to fail an exam Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不第 bùdì to fail an exam To fail the imperial civil service examination in old China; more generally, to fail any examination or not be admitted to a school; also written as 落第 luòdì or 下第 xiàdì not only (literary) Not only; not just; 不但 bùdàn Cross-References Synonym 落第 luòdì下第 xiàdì不但 bùdàn
不第 bùdì to fail an exam To fail the imperial civil service examination in old China; more generally, to fail any examination or not be admitted to a school; also written as 落第 luòdì or 下第 xiàdì not only (literary) Not only; not just; 不但 bùdàn Cross-References Synonym 落第 luòdì下第 xiàdì不但 bùdàn
