第二优秀是远远不够的。

Second best is never enough.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 第二 dìèr
  1. second
  2. number two
  3. next
  4. secondary
=1 第二 dì'èr
  1. next
  2. second
  3. second; 2nd; number two
  4. secondly
2 优秀 yōuxiù outstanding; excellent
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 远远 yuǎnyuǎn
  1. distant
  2. by far
5 不够 bùgòu
  1. not enough
  2. insufficient
  3. inadequate
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target