進士 jìn shì

successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

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