仕进

bù qiú shì jìn

不求仕进

give up all thought of an official career

zài míng dài wén rén shì jìn jūn xū xué xí bā gǔ wén

在明代，文人仕进均需学习八股文。

In Ming Dynasty, the literati officialdom need to learn eight-legged essay.