状元 (zhuàng yuán) – top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
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
Simplified & traditional
状元
Simplified
狀元
Traditional
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Related words
元
yuán
surname 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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