出类拔萃

Traditional: 出類拔萃

chū lèi bá cuì

Dictionary entry

to excel the common (idiom); surpassing

What does 出类拔萃 mean?

出类拔萃 (chū lèi bá cuì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to excel the common (idiom); surpassing

2preeminent

3outstanding

Character breakdown

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出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 类lèikind; type; class; category · (classifier) kind; type 拔báto pull up · to pull out 萃cuìcollect · collection

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出类拔萃

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