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)
Definitions
- 1top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- 2see 眼 and 花
- 3top scorer in college entrance examination 考
- 4(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- 5leading light
Stroke order
Watch how to write 状元 stroke by stroke.
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄓㄨㄤˋ
zhuàng
ㄩㄢˊ
yuán
Simplified & traditional
状元
Simplified
狀元
Traditional
Example sentences
See 状元 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
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.
Related words
元
yuán
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
单元
dān yuán
unit (forming an entity)
公元
gōng yuán
CE (Common Era)
形状
xíng zhuàng
form
元旦
yuán dàn
New Year's Day
状况
zhuàng kuàng
condition
状态
zhuàng tài
condition
美元
měi yuán
American dollar
现状
xiàn zhuàng
current situation
元素
yuán sù
element (key component of sth)
症状
zhèng zhuàng
symptom (of an illness)
多元
duō yuán
poly-
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