脱颖而出 meaning in English

tuōyǐng'érchū

to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

HSK 7-9Traditional 脫穎而出35 strokes

Meaning of 脱颖而出

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuōyǐng'érchū
  1. to reveal one's talent (idiom)
  2. to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

脱颖而出 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

身shēn着zhe西xī装zhuāng,他tā脱tuō颖yǐng而ér出chū。
Wearing a suit, he stood out.
玛mǎ丽lì从cóng大dà约yuē500名míng申shēn请qǐng者zhě中zhōng脱tuō颖yǐng而ér出chū。
Mary got the nod from among some 500 applicants.

Stroke order for each character

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脱 tuō · to shed · 11 strokes

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颖 yǐng · rice tassel · 13 strokes

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而 ér · and · 6 strokes

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出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 脱颖而出.

出来chūláito come out; to appear
出去chūqùto go out
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
出现chūxiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
出生chūshēngto be born
提出tíchūto raise (an issue); to propose
找出zhǎochūto find; to search out
出口chūkǒuan exit; to speak
拿出náchūto take out; to put out
出门chūménto go out; to leave home
出租车chūzūchētaxi; (Tw) rental car

Questions about 脱颖而出

What does 脱颖而出 mean?

脱颖而出 (tuōyǐng'érchū) means "to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself".

How do you write 脱颖而出?

脱颖而出 is made of 4 characters: 脱 (11 strokes), 颖 (13 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 出 (5 strokes). That is 35 strokes in total.

Is 脱颖而出 an HSK word?

Yes. 脱颖而出 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 脱颖而出 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 脱颖而出 is written 脫穎而出.