Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

秀才

xiùcai

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄘㄞ

  1. 1a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
  2. 2scholar
  3. 3skillful writer
  4. 4fine talent
Example

他是我們班裡的秀才。

tā shì wǒmen bān lǐ de xiùcai

He is the scholar in our class.

Keep 秀才 and it comes back until you know it.

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