Chinese word dictionary

相形见绌

xiāng xíng jiàn chù · to pale by comparison (idiom)

Word information

Simplified相形见绌
Traditional相形見絀
Pinyinxiāng xíng jiàn chù
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 相形见绌

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.

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