Home › Words › J › jinshijinshi/d͡ʒɪnˈʃi/jinshi means A county-level city of Changde, Hunan, China.jinshi is pronounced /d͡ʒɪnˈʃi/.EtymologyFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 津市 (Jīnshì).nameA county-level city of Changde, Hunan, China.noun“advanced” or “entered graduate”, a scholar who had successfully passed the highest level of the Chinese imperial examinations (殿試), usually held triennially at the imperial court.e.g.“Fan was a native of En-shih, Hupeh. Handsome and intelligent, he went to Peking and made a name for himself quickly after passing the chin-shih examination in 1877.” — [1965 December, Ramon L. Y. Woon, Irving Y. Lo, “Poets and Poetry of China's Last Empire”, in Literature East and West, volume IX, number 4, New Paltz, N. Y.: State University College, →OCLC, page 334Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.xiucai 65% match — In ancient China, a scholar who has passed the entry-level examination to study at a college. vs jinshi →zhuangyuan 59% match — Someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination. vs jinshi →linsheng 59% match — In the ancient Chinese imperial examination system, the first class of shengyuan, who were the best performers in the college exam, and got to receive government-issued rations and pay for their academic achievements. vs jinshi →junshi 50% match — In medieval Japan, the practice of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord. vs jinshi →scholarism 47% match — Scholarship. vs jinshi →geshe 46% match — A Tibetan Buddhist monk or nun who holds a certain academic degree. vs jinshi →xunzian 44% match — Of or relating to the Chinese philosopher Xunzi. vs jinshi →zai 44% match — extremely skilled; talented. vs jinshi →