八股

bāgǔ

eight-part essay, stereotyped writing

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eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

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eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

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bā gǔ

n. eight part essay, stereotyped writing

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ba1 gu3

an essay in eight parts, stereotyped writing

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八股(文)

bā gǔ

（明清科举制的一种考试文体， 亦称“时文”“制义”或“制艺”） eight-part essay (a literary composition prescribed for the imperial civil service examinations, known for its rigidity of form and poverty of ideas)

（空洞死板的文章） stereotyped writing

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八股|八股 [bā gǔ] ► an essay in eight parts ► stereotyped writing