# jinshi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. “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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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