秀才 meaning in English
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar
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Meaning of 秀才
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiùcai
- a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
- scholar
- skillful writer
- fine talent
秀才 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是我们班里的秀才。
He is the scholar in our class.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
秀 xiù · elegant · 7 strokes
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才 cái · ability · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 秀才.
| 刚才 | gāngcái | just now; a moment ago |
| 才能 | cáinéng | talent; ability |
| 人才 | réncái | talent; talented person |
| 优秀 | yōuxiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 天才 | tiāncái | talent; gift |
| 才华 | cáihuá | talent |
| 口才 | kǒucái | eloquence |
| 秀美 | xiùměi | elegant; graceful |
| 秀丽 | xiùlì | pretty; beautiful |
| 成才 | chéngcái | to make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect |
| 奴才 | núcai | slave; fig. flunkey |
| 真人秀 | zhēnrénxiù | (TV) reality show |
Questions about 秀才
What does 秀才 mean?
秀才 (xiùcai) means "a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar".
How do you write 秀才?
秀才 is made of 2 characters: 秀 (7 strokes), 才 (3 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.