bù​dì

to fail an exam

  • created reference approved 不第 → 落第 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不第 bù​dì

    落第 luò​dì

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 不第 → 下第 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不第 bù​dì

    下第 xià​dì

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 不第 → 不但 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不第 bù​dì

    不但 bù​dàn

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 不第 · bù​dì · to fail an exam — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不第

    bù​dì

    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|落第|luo4 di4]] or [[下第|下第|xia4 di4]]

    bú​dì

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 第 (literal) → 第 · dì · exam success

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  • created sense approved 不第 · bù​dì · not only — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不第

    bù​dì

    not only

    (literary) Not only; not just; [[不但|不但|bu4 dan4]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 第 (literal) → 第 · dì · but

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