gǔ dài / dì fāng guān / jìn jīng / zòu shì / shí / tōng cháng / yào / xiān / xiàng / cháo tíng / dì jiāo / zòu zhé

古代地方官进京奏事时，通常要先向朝廷递交奏折。

When local officials went to the capital to report to the emperor in ancient times, they usually had to submit a memorial to the court first.