出类拔萃

出類拔萃
chūlèibácuì
  1. to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. preeminent
  3. outstanding

CEDICT

to excel the common; surpassing; preeminent; outstanding

Wiktionary

语本《孟子．公孙丑上》：「出于其类，拔乎其萃。」形容才能特出，超越众人。《三国志．卷四四．蜀书．蒋琬传》：「琬出类拔萃，处群僚之右。」《红楼梦．第四九回》：「其中又见林黛玉是个出类拔萃的，便更与他亲敬异常。」也作「拔类超群」、「拔萃出群」、「拔萃出类」、「出类拔群」、「出类超群」、「出群拔萃」。

重編國語辭典

非常出色，较同类事物或人更加优秀

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=1 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
2 类 lèi
  1. kind; type; class; category
  2. (classifier) kind; type
  3. (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
3 拔萃 bácuì to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent

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卓乎不群 zhuóhūbùqún
  1. standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding
  2. preeminent
超群 chāoqún
  1. surpassing
  2. preeminent
  3. outstanding
矫矫 jiǎojiǎo
  1. gallant
  2. brave
  3. preeminent
超绝 chāojué
  1. surpassing
  2. excelling
  3. preeminent
  4. unique
隽楚 juànchǔ
  1. outstanding
  2. extraordinary
  3. preeminent
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