Chinese word dictionary

贡士

gòng shì · (old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿試|殿试[dian4 shi4])

Word information

Simplified贡士
Traditional貢士
Pinyingòng shì
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 贡士

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