首屈一指 meaning in English

shǒuqūyīzhǐ

to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding

27 strokes

Meaning of 首屈一指

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

首屈一指 in example sentences

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

山shān田tián的de英yīng语yǔ在zài他tā的de班bān上shàng是shì首shǒu屈qū一yī指zhǐ的de。
Yamada is second to none in English in his class.

Stroke order for each character

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首 shǒu · head · 9 strokes

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屈 qū · to bend · 8 strokes

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一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 首屈一指.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一样yīyàngsame; like
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一会儿yīhuìra moment; a while
一半yībànhalf
一边yībiānone side; either side
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat; rather
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

Questions about 首屈一指

What does 首屈一指 mean?

首屈一指 (shǒuqūyīzhǐ) means "to count as number one (idiom); second to none; outstanding".

How do you write 首屈一指?

首屈一指 is made of 4 characters: 首 (9 strokes), 屈 (8 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 指 (9 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.