状元
zhuàng​yuán HSK7

imperial champion

状元 (狀元) zhuàng​yuán
imperial champion noun
The candidate ranked first in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination system.

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.

top scorer noun
The person who achieves the highest marks in a modern academic examination, particularly the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).

她是今年全省的高考文科状元。

tā shì jīn​nián quán shěng de gāo​kǎo wén​kē zhuàng​yuán.

She was the top scorer in the provincial liberal arts college entrance examination this year.

leading light noun
The most talented, successful, or outstanding person within a specific field, trade, or profession.

三百六十行，行行出状元。

sān​bǎi​liù​shí háng, háng háng chū zhuàng​yuán.

In every trade, a master appears.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
0.300 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.80 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)