落第

luò dì

Dictionary entry

to fail an exam

What does 落第 mean?

落第 (luò dì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to fail an exam

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落làto leave out · to be missing 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

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How to pronounce 落第

落第

luò dì

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