jìn​shì

successful imperial candidate

Senses

进士/ 進士 jìn​shì successful imperial candidate

A successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination in the Tang and Song dynasties, administered by the Ministry of Rites

进士/ 進士 jìn​shì palace graduate

A candidate who passed the final palace examination 殿试 diàn​shì during the Ming and Qing dynasties

进士/ 進士 jìn​shì imperial examination category

The highest level of the imperial civil service examination system, established during the Sui dynasty and continued through subsequent dynasties

References

classifier 进士/進士 个/個
classifier 进士/進士 位/位
see 科甲/科甲 进士/進士