created sense approved 科举/科舉 · kējǔ · imperial examination system — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
科举 / 科舉
kējǔ
imperial examination system
The civil service examination system used in imperial China to select government officials from the Sui dynasty until it was abolished in 1905.
科 (bound) → 科 · kē · imperial examination 举 (literal) → 举/舉 · jǔ · to choose
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