状元
状元
zhuàng yuán
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
Traditional: 狀元
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Definitions
- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
- top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
- (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- leading light
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Related Words
一甲(yī jiǎ)— 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
→下场(xià chǎng)— to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
→进士(jìn shì)— successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
→三甲(sān jiǎ)— 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
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