在考场相识
“during the imperial exams.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我与崔峻茂
“I met Cui Junmao”
在考场相识
“during the imperial exams.”
好友一场
“We became close friends.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Meeting through imperial or academic exams formed enduring, quasi-familial networks of mutual loyalty in traditional Chinese society.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
examination hall / testing site
Commonly used in both modern and historical Chinese to refer to the venue where formal exams take place.
to get to know each other
A slightly formal, elegant term describing the initial meeting or acquaintance between two people.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't cheat. And they didn't lie either. Isn't there surveillance in the exam room?”
“We tried to solve it until ten seconds before the exam began.”
“Dressed so shabbily, you dare take the same exam venue as us?”
“uses exams as death matches.”
“But it happens that the camera in your exam room is broken. So I can't. Director Jin.”
“...but the moment you get results...”