獨秀

独秀
dúxiù
  1. to surpass
  2. to stand above the crowd

CEDICT

出眾超群。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 獨 dú
  1. alone
  2. independent
  3. single
  4. sole
  5. only
2 秀 xiù
  1. (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
  2. (bound form) superior; excellent
  3. (loanword) show
  4. (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

Containing this entry

一枝獨秀 yīzhīdúxiù
  1. lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
  2. fig. to be in a league of one's own
  3. outstanding
陳獨秀 Chén Dúxiù Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921

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優於 yōuyú to surpass
不少人認為，所有外國製造的物品均優於那些在本國所製造的。

Not a few people think that all foreign-made articles are superior to ones made in this country.

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勝似 shèngsì
  1. to surpass
  2. better than
  3. superior to
不管风吹浪打，胜似闲庭信步。

No matter how fierce the winds blow or the waves crash, it feels as effortless as strolling leisurely in a quiet courtyard.

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超度 chāodù
  1. to surpass
  2. to transcend
  3. to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace
超過 chāoguò
  1. to surpass
  2. to exceed
  3. to outstrip
沒人能超過他。

No one surpasses him.

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趙 zhào to surpass (old)
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