女秀才 nǚxiùcái talented woman Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents nǚxiùcái talented woman 女 nǚ adjectivenoun female woman; female; feminine (often used as a modifier)秀才 xiùcai literate person A general term for an educated person, a bookworm, or a common intellectual.nǚxiùcái female palace official 女 nǚ adjectivenoun female woman; female; feminine (often used as a modifier)秀才 xiùcai imperial candidate A student who passed the county-level imperial examination in the Ming and Qing dynasties; a 生员 shēngyuán