2 sentences for 状元 (zhuàng​yuán — imperial champion)

1. 他在殿试中表现优异，被皇帝钦点为状元。

   tā zài diàn​shì zhōng biǎo​xiàn yōu​yì, bèi huáng​dì qīn​diǎn wéi zhuàng​yuán.

   He performed excellently in the imperial examination and was personally appointed as the top scholar by the emperor.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这位才子在科举考试中首选，成了当年的状元。

   zhè wèi cái​zǐ zài kē​jǔ kǎo​shì zhōng shǒu​xuǎn, chéng le dàng​nián de zhuàng​yuán.

   This gifted scholar ranked first in the imperial examination and became the 'Zhuangyuan' of that year.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary