乡试

鄉試

xiāngshì

noun

Meanings

1 provincial imperial examination (Ming and Qing dynasties)

Characters

village, rural, province

test, examination

Examples

乡试每三年在省城举行一次。

Xiāngshì měi sān nián zài shěngchéng jǔxíng yī cì.

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

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