首屈一指

shǒuqūyīzhǐ
  1. to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. outstanding

CEDICT

  1. first
  2. number one; come first on the list; be matchless; be second to none; come out first; thumbs up

Wiktionary

弯下手指计算时，首先弯曲拇指。用以表示第一或最优秀。

重編國語辭典

  1. 最优秀
  2. 第一，最初

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 首 shǒu
  1. head
  2. chief
  3. first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. classifier for poems, songs etc
2 屈 qū
  1. bent
  2. to feel wronged
3 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
4 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end

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杰出 jiéchū
  1. outstanding
  2. distinguished
  3. remarkable
  4. prominent
  5. illustrious
汤姆是个杰出的爸爸。

Tom is an excellent father.

Source: Tatoeba

卓 zhuó outstanding
我給湯姆買了把斑卓琴作聖誕禮物。

I bought Tom a banjo for Christmas.

Source: Tatoeba

卓然 zhuórán
  1. outstanding
  2. eminent
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  1. (of talent) outstanding
  2. exceptional
卓著 zhuózhù
  1. outstanding
  2. eminent
  3. brilliant
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