榜 Stroke Order

publish a list of successful candidates

candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]

example / model / CL:個|个[ge4]

the charts (of best-sellers) / table of ranking

top of the list

rank first

to flaunt / to advertise / to parade / boost / excessive praise

to fail the imperial exams / to flunk

table of scores (in exams or sports league)

notice / proclamation / statement / message / the writing in a public notice

to publish class list of successful exam candidates

One's name is on the list of successful candidates.

to win top marks in the imperial examinations

to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts

Top scorer

to publish a roll-call of successful candidates

lit. tablet with inscription in gold / pass list for the top imperial examinations / roll of honor

role model / good model / good example

announcement of examination result

glorify oneself / advertise oneself / slow one's own trumpet / sing one's own praises