The "top three" originated from the imperial examination system in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Since the eighth year of Song Taiping's rejuvenation of the country, Jinshi palace examination has been divided into three classes, namely, Class A, Class B and Class A, collectively referred to as Class A. There are "top three" entries in Ci Yuan, citing the Songshi electoral system to point out the origin of the "top three": "In the eighth year of Taiping's rejuvenation of the country, scholars began to test the meaning of law, and scholars began to divide into the top three."
The number of "top three" is different in each dynasty. Taking Guimao Branch in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty as an example, 360 scholars were admitted: 3 in grade one, 183 in grade two and 174 in grade three. From this point of view, the top three are only one, not the "top three", and the "top three" are the last or third class among the imperial examinations.
Recently, I read an article about Wang Duo, saying that Wang Duo "entered Beijing for the palace examination at the age of 365,438+0, and was ranked 58th among the top three and won a scholarship." This is the standard usage of "Top Three", that is to say, Wang Duo failed to enter Grade One or Two and ranked 58th among the top three.
The Modern Significance of "Top Three"
In sports reports, the word "top three" is frequently used, but it is all wrong. For example, "Three Super Girls will sing on the same stage next month", only after reading the content can we know that "the top three" are regarded as the champion, runner-up and runner-up of Super Girls. Predicting the results of synchronized swimming in the World Swimming Championships is known as "great determination and great difficulty in entering the top three", which is also considered as the top three.
The third-level hospital is the abbreviation of the third-level first-class hospital. The level of medical institutions is classified according to the regulations of the current hospital classification management method in China, and it is the highest level among the third-and sixth-grade hospitals in mainland China. The so-called Grade III refers to hospitals with more than 50/kloc-0 beds in the region, which provide high-level medical and health services to the region and surrounding radiation areas and perform higher education and scientific research tasks.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Three.