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状元

zhuàng yuán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 狀元

状元 (zhuàng yuán) means "top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in colle". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 状元 means

1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
2. see {榜眼|bǎng yǎn} and {探花|tàn huā}
3. top scorer in college entrance examination {高考|gāo kǎo}
4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
5. leading light

The characters in 状元

• 状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape; (bound form) state; condition…
• 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary…

Words containing 状元

• 行行出状元háng háng chū zhuàng yuánlit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding…

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