[ míngluòsūnshān ] fail in official [civil] examinations; be [come in] nowhere; failed to pass the examination; fall behind sun shan (who was last on the list of successful candidates); the name is not in the list of successful candidates.: 这次入学考试他虽名落孙山, 但他并不气馁。 although he failed in this entrance examination, he didn't lose heart
这次入学考试他虽名落孙山但他并不气馁: although he failed in this entrance examination he didn't lose heart
Example Sentences:
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Although he failed in this entrance examination , he did n't lose heart . 这次入学考试他虽名落孙山，但他并不气馁。
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The people used this idiom to indicate failing in an examination or competition 人们用“名落孙山”来比喻考试没有考上或者选拔没有被录取。
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He recalled , " all along , i had felt honoured to have been involved in an investigation of such a major case . but in the end it was also because of this case i missed a promotion . 名落孙山的朱敏健当时心情十分复杂，他回忆：一直以来，我都因为有机会参与这宗大案而引以为荣，岂料却又偏偏因为它而升级无望！
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During the middle period of qing dynasty , there was a famous writer named wu jingzi . athough he attended the examination in jiangnan examination school many times , he failed in an imperial examination . as no results , he began writing 在我国清代中叶，有一位著名的讽刺小说家，他曾经多次参加清代的科考，终因名落孙山，看透世态炎凉，积十年
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Nanjing confucius temple is for consecrating and worshipping confucius , the great thingker and educator of ancient china . nanjing confucius temple was built in song dynasty a . d . 1034 and expanded in east jin dynasty . these architecture was ruined and rebuilt 在我国清代中叶，有一位著名的讽刺小说家，他曾经多次参加清代的科考，终因名落孙山，看透世态炎凉，积十年之功夫写成了我国著名的讽刺小说儒林外史。
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Three high school students , bonnie , juilet and venus , in their last year in school together , go on their last picnic before their examinations . taking shelter from a sudden storm in an abandoned temple , bonnie finds a piece of rope and takes it home 菁菁与小花，如玉常依赖关心鬼朱秀才的法力，在同学面前大显身手，事事无往不利，但朱不欲令三人不求上进，拒绝再出手相助，结果，花被情困，面玉则作弊失手，菁则名落孙山
