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TOPIK 6noun

과거제

gwageoje

과거제가 · 과거제를

civil service examination system (gwageo)

Example

고려 시대에 처음으로 과거제가 실시되었어요.

The state examination system was first introduced in the Goryeo period.

Word parts

과 subject거 select제 system

Choosing officials by exam subjects; -제 = system: 과거제, 신분제.

Good to know

과거 (state exam) is a homonym of 과거 (the past); context makes it clear.