English to Chinese Dictionary

三元	sān yuán	(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
解元	jiè yuán	first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)

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