Meanings
nounimperial examination (plural imperial examinations)
plural imperial examinations
- historicalA public examination system in the Sinosphere to select candidates for the state bureaucracy.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 科舉 /科举
- 科舉 /科举 (kējǔ)examination system
Finnish keisarillinen tutkinto
- keisarillinen tutkintoexamination system
Japanese 科挙
- 科挙 (kakyo)examination system
Korean 과거
- 과거 (gwageo)examination system
Persian آزمون شاهنشاهی
- آزمون شاهنشاهی (âzmun-e šâhanšâhi)examination system
Vietnamese khoa cử
- khoa cửexamination system
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APA
imperial examination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperial%20examination
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“imperial examination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperial%20examination. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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