贡士

貢士
gòngshì
(old) candidate who has successfully passed the first grades of the examination system, but not yet the court examination (殿试 diànshì)

CEDICT

old

Entry Composition

1 贡 gòng
  1. to offer tribute
  2. tribute
  3. gifts
2 士 shì
  1. member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  2. scholar (old)
  3. bachelor
  4. honorific
  5. soldier
  6. noncommissioned officer
  7. specialist worker