Read Edit View history 不第 bùdì to fail an exam Origin Definitions Defs 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