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貢士

简贡士 · 繁貢士

Mandarin · pinyin gòng shì

(old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試 diàn shì)

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士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
贡: gòng · offer tribute; tribute, gifts

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4–4 · gong4 shi4

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gung3 si6

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noun

(historical) in the imperial examination system, a recognized scholarly achiever who passed the triennial national exam

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