Chinese word dictionary

出类拔萃

chū lèi bá cuì · to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding

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Word information

Simplified出类拔萃

Traditional出類拔萃

Pinyinchū lèi bá cuì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

出chū

to go out, to send out; stand; produce

类lèi

category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

拔bá

to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote

萃cuì

grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble

How to learn 出类拔萃

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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