状元
Quick Facts
Section titled “Quick Facts”- Pinyin: zhuàng yuán
- Traditional: 狀元
- HSK: new-7+
- Part of speech: n
Meanings
Section titled “Meanings”- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- see 眼 and 花
- top scorer in college entrance examination 考
- (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- leading light