míng qīng shí qī / xiù cái / xū / tōng guò / xiāng shì / cái néng / chéng wéi / jǔ rén

明清时期，秀才须通过乡试才能成为举人。

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, a xiucai (scholar) had to pass the provincial examination to become a juren.