童生

Traditional form:

童生

Pinyin (reading):

tóngshēng

Definitions:

• candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam

Characters:

• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth

Traditional characters:

• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth