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状元

zhuàng yuán

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  • see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
  • top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
  • (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  • leading light

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