进士 jìn shì

successful candidate in highest imperial exam

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39680th word

Definitions

  1. 1. successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
  2. 2. palace graduate

Characters

Character Meaning
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward
士 shì HSK 4
soldier; specialist worker; honorific