狀元

zhuàng yuán

B2 Level 6
Noun

狀元 (zhuàng yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 6 (CEFR B2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
  2. see 榜眼 and 探花
  3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考
  4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  5. leading light

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).