金榜题名
jīn bǎng tí míng
to pass the great exam; to make the list
Character by character
金jīn
golden
golden
榜bǎng
list
list
题tí
inscribe
inscribe
名míng
name
name
Example
祝你金榜题名！
May you pass with flying colours!
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
The 金榜 was the list of those who passed the palace exam. Now a set blessing before the gaokao.
Learn this in Lesson 7 · HSK 5: 高考 (The college entrance exam)
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