third place in imperial exam; top graduate
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third-place graduate in the imperial palace examination (Ming and Qing dynasties)
archaicHistorical term from the imperial examination system. The top three ranks were called 状元 (first), 榜眼 (second), and 探花 (third).
Tā他
shì是
Qīng清
cháo朝
de的
tàn探
huā花
，
hòu后
lái来
chéng成
le了
zhù著
míng名
de的
xué学
zhě者
。
He was a Tanhua in the Qing Dynasty and later became a famous scholar.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
tàn探
huā花
shì是
diàn殿
shì试
dì第
sān三
míng名
de的
měi美
chēng称
。
In ancient times, Tanhua was an honorary title for the third place in the palace examination.
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Zhè这
wèi位
tàn探
huā花
jí及
dì第
hòu后
，
bèi被
shòu授
yǔ予
le了
Hàn翰
lín林
yuàn院
biān编
xiū修
de的
zhí职
wèi位
。
After this Tanhua passed the exam, he was appointed as an editor in the Hanlin Academy.