What does 状元 mean in Chinese?
状元 (zhuàngyuan) means top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
状元
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
02
top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 gāokǎo
03
(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
04
leading light
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 状元
How do you pronounce 状元?
状元 is pronounced zhuàngyuan.
Is 状元 an HSK word?
状元 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 状元?
状元 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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