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八股文 (baat3 gu2 man4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

八股文 (baat3 gu2 man4, bā gǔ wén) — Eight-legged essay, was a style of essay writing that had to be mastered to pass the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dinasties

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beyond HSK

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