Question 1

How do you pronounce 状元?

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状元 is pronounced "zhuàngyuan" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 7-9 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 状元 mean?

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状元 (zhuàngyuan) means: 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 field, leading light.

Question 3

How do you write 状元 in Chinese?

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状元 is written with 2 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 狀元.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 状元?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 状元 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Zhuyin:

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