Zhuangyuan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /d͡ʒwɑːŋ.juˈæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zhuangyuan is a noun meaning Someone who places first the in the modern gaokao college entrance examination.
Meaning
Someone who places first the in the modern gaokao college entrance examination.
More Meanings
- (historical) Someone who was ranked first class in the palace examination, the highest level of the Chinese imperial examination.
Example Sentences
The system had been launched in the early Tang period, when the zhuangyuan had been first on the list of applicants submitted to the emperor.
Another inscriber who not only received the jinshi degree in 1801 but was the first among the equals, or the zhuangyuan, is Gu Gao (1763-1832).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jinshi, archgrandmaster, archqueen, valedictorian, yokozuna, upper-cruster.
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