状元
zhuàngyuan
top scorer in the palace examination, see 榜眼 and 探花
HSK 79
Traditional狀元
Additional Dictionary Meanings
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 fieldleading light