乡试

鄉試

xiāngshì

noun

Meanings

1 provincial imperial examination (Ming and Qing dynasties)

Characters

village, rural, province

test, examination

Examples

HSK 4

乡试每三年在省城举行一次。

Xiāngshì měi sān nián zài shěngchéng jǔxíng yí cì.

The provincial exam was held once every three years in the provincial capital.

HSK 4

他考中了乡试，成为举人。

Tā kǎozhòng le xiāngshì, chéngwéi jǔrén.

He passed the provincial exam and became a juren.

Tips

history

乡试 was the second of three levels in the Ming-Qing civil service exam system, held triennially in autumn. Those who passed became 举人 (jǔrén) and were eligible to sit for the 会试 (metropolitan exam) in Beijing.

Stroke Order

乡 xiāng

试 shì