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科舉考試

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Mandarin · pinyin kē jǔ kǎo shì

imperial examinations (in former times)

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

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1–3–3–4 · ke1 ju3 kao3 shi4

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