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八股文
bā gǔ wén
What 八股文 means
- eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
The characters in 八股文
- 八bāeight
- 股gǔthigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share
- 文wénlanguage; culture; writing
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read bā gǔ wén correctly.
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