Etymology

jinshi

Jin·shi
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Today it means: “advanced” or “entered graduate”, a scholar who had successfully passed the highest level of the Chinese imperial examinations (殿試), usually held triennially at the imperial court. Full definition →

Mandarin 進士 /进士
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jinshi · noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from進士 /进士
  2. English todayjinshi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 進士 /进士 (jìnshì).

Jinshi · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from津市
  2. English todayJinshi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 津市 (Jīnshì).

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