Word information
Simplified状元
Traditional狀元
Pinyinzhuàngyuan
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
状元
zhuàngyuan · 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
Character breakdown
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