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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