状元

zhuàng yuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  2. 2. see 榜眼[bǎng yǎn] and 探花[tàn huā]
  3. 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gāo kǎo]
  4. 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. 5. leading light

Words Containing 状元

行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán

lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence

Child Words of 状元

元
yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

状
zhuàng

accusation