秀才
xiù
cai

Definitions

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

Components

  • 秀 xiù – handsome

Related Words

  • 秀才不出门,全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì – a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
  • 秀才不出门,能知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì – a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
  • 秀才遇见兵,有理讲不清 xiù cái yù jiàn bīng , yǒu lǐ jiǎng bù qīng – when a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain his reason clearly