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Meaning of eight-legged essay | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A portion of the Chinese imperial examination that consisted of writing an essay consisting of eight parts.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“In "Notes of Ling-hsiao and I-shih," Kuo-wen chou-pao, chüan 9, No. 28, July 18, 1932, p. 1, Chang Ch'ien, native of Nan-t'ung, Kiangsu, who later founded the big cotton mills, is described as beginning to study poem and eight-legged essay writing at twelve, becoming sheng-yüan at the early age of sixteen.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

eight-lined keelback eight-oar eight-pager eight-spotted flea beetle eight-thousander eight-top