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)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 狀元0 example sentences

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  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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状元

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狀元

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