- to bring honor to one's ancestors
- to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
- to descend; to arrive; to come
- to read intensively
- to hope to reach; to strive for
- nature; disposition; innate; natural
- smart; intelligent
- lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
- to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
- 岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: years old岁 sùi: 岁 sui4: classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
- the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing
- to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize
- first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)
- to pass the provincial level imperial examination
- court examination, the top grade imperial exam
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
- commonly referred to as; common term
- candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]); (slang) to secretly film sex with a prostitute to share on the Internet
- if it were not for; but for
- branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- metropolitan examination (imperial civil service examination)
- an examiner (for tests, interviews etc); (old) imperial examination official
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- can't say for sure; maybe
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- full; closely packed
- grand reputation; renowned; famous
- 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
- to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant; barely enough
- 差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing
- reputation; fame
- 门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men
- achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
- 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination; (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])
- (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- high-ranking military officer