科举考试 kē jǔ kǎo shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. imperial examinations (in former times)

CHARACTERS

科 kē
HSK 4
section, department, science
举 jǔ
HSK 4
raise, lift up; recommend
考 kǎo
HSK 2
examine, test; investigate
试 shì
HSK 2
test, try, experiment