Word: 状元 (zhuàngyuán)

Traditional: 狀元

状元 dictionary entry

zhuàngyuán: top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]; the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light

Full dictionary entry for 状元

Example sentences using 状元

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古时候他考中了状元。

Gǔshíhou tā kǎo zhōng le zhuàngyuán.

In ancient times, he came first in the imperial examination.
她是今年全市的高考状元。

Tā shì jīnnián quánshì de gāokǎo zhuàngyuán.

She is this year's top scorer in the college entrance exam for the whole city.