大三元 dàsānyuán triple crown Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大 dà adjective big big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult三元 sānyuán top honors in the three examinations The top candidates in the provincial, metropolitan, and palace levels of the civil service examinations, specifically the 解元 jièyuán, 会元 huìyuán, and 状元 zhuàngyuán; achieving first place in all three is called "continuous top honors"