gǔ dài / dú shū rén / hán chuāng kǔ dú / duō nián / zhǐ wèi / yǒu zhāo yī rì / néng gòu / jí dì

古代读书人寒窗苦读多年，只为有朝一日能够及第。

In ancient times, scholars studied hard for years in the hope of passing the imperial examination one day.