kējiǎ
imperial examinations
科甲 kējiǎ
- imperial examinations
- (literary) the system of imperial examinations used to select officials in ancient China; used since the Han and Tang dynasties
- exam degree holder
- (literary) a person who successfully passed the higher-level imperial examinations, such as a 进士 jìnshì or 举人 jǔrén during the Ming and Qing dynasties