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

Character Breakdown

秀
xiù
elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant
HSK 4 7 丶
才
cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (2)

秀才不出门，全知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,quánzhītiānxiàshì
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
xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

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