Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「開科取士」, with details below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「開科取士」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Ke: Imperial examination. Refers to the old imperial examination held to select outstanding scholars.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kāi kē qǔ shì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hoi1 fo1 cheui2 si6/si2
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
