Top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) in Chinese: 状元 (zhuàng yuán)

zhuàng yuán

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 狀元1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  2. 2see 眼 and 花
  3. 3top scorer in college entrance examination 考
  4. 4(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. 5leading light

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄤˋ

zhuàng

/ zh/ u/ angˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

/ ü/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

状元

Simplified

狀元

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他这次考试夺得了状元。

    tā zhè cì kǎo shì duó dé le zhuàng yuán。

    He took the top score in this exam.

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