to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts
西施
Xī shī
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
进士
jìn shì
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate
举人
jǔ rén
graduate / successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination
successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful
露脸
lòu liǎn
to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine
多尔衮
Duō ěr gǔn
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just
无往不利
wú wǎng bù lì
(idiom) to be successful in every endeavor
孝廉
xiào lián
xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate
发榜
fā bǎng
to publish a roll-call of successful candidates
出榜
chū bǎng
to publish class list of successful exam candidates
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
妨功害能
fáng gōng hài néng
to constrain and limit successful, capable people
学而优则仕
xué ér yōu zé shì
one who is successful in one's studies, can become an official (idiom)
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
年兄
nián xiōng
lit. older brother / fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations
得中
dé zhòng
(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
欲善其事，必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
成功的男人后面必有一个奉献的女人
chéng gōng de nán rén hòu mian bì yǒu yī gè fèng xiàn de nu:3 rén
Every successful man has a dedicated woman behind him (European proverb).
武举
wǔ jǔ
successful military candidate in the imperial provincial examination
汤玉麟
Tāng Yù lín
Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
关于老有所能成功做法的国家间交流方桉
Intercountry exchange programme on successful practices in empowering older persons
list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric
独占鳌头
dú zhàn - áo tóu
(idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field
dì