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殿试 Pronunciation and Pinyin

殿试 Usage and Examples

Palace examination

那些通过殿试的人将被授予类似博士的学位称“进士”,他们的身份、地位、财富就都有保障了。

Those who survived the palace exam would get the title of 'Doctor' (Jin Shi), and their status and wealth were assured.

清代殿试在康熙年间即存在偏重书法、抑文重字的弊端,这与道光以后的情况相似。所谓以书法取士,启于乾、启于嘉、启于道诸说,均不确。

From the Kanghsi years, the malpractice of stressing the calligraphy had already existed in the Qing Dynasty palace examination, it is similar with the situation in Daoguang time later.

The characters in 殿试

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
殿
diàn13magnificent hall or temple
试
shì8to try or test

More words starting with 殿

  • diàn殿xià下Your Highness
  • diàn殿jūn军Fourth place in a competition.
  • diàn殿qián前Before the palace, In front of the palace
  • diàn殿hòu后to bring up the rear, to cover the retreat
  • diàn殿táng堂Hall, Palace Hall
  • diàn殿táng堂shàng上In the hall, At the hall
  • diàn殿táng堂zhōng中in the hall, within the hall
  • diàn殿táng堂zhī之zhōng中In the hall, Within the hall
  • diàn殿táng堂nèi内inside the hall, within the temple
  • diàn殿wài外Outside the hall, Outside the palace
  • diàn殿yǔ宇halls and palaces, magnificent buildings
  • diàn殿yǔ宇lóu楼gé阁Palaces and pavilions, Halls and towers

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Questions about 殿试

What does 殿试 mean in Chinese?

殿试 (diàn shì) means “Palace examination”.

How do you pronounce 殿试?

殿试 is pronounced diàn shì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Palace examination” in Chinese?

“Palace examination” is 殿试 (diàn shì) in Chinese.

How is 殿试 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 殿试, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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