脱 tuō
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
脱颖而出
tuōyǐng'érchū
to stand out from the crowd
Characters in this word
颖 yǐng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
出 chū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 凵 — container
- Made of
- 屮 sprout 凵 container
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在数百份方案中，这份设计凭借成本控制和审美平衡脱颖而出。 Zài shù bǎi fèn fāng'àn zhōng, zhè fèn shèjì píngjiè chéngběn kòngzhì hé shěnměi pínghéng tuōyǐng ér chū. Among hundreds of proposals, this design stood out through its cost control and aesthetic balance.
- 他在激烈的竞争中脱颖而出，得到了这份工作。 Tā zài jīliè de jìngzhēng zhōng tuōyǐng'érchū, dédào le zhè fèn gōngzuò. He stood out in the fierce competition and got the job.
- 经过层层选拔，这位年轻选手脱颖而出，进入决赛。 Jīngguò céngcéng xuǎnbá, zhè wèi niánqīng xuǎnshǒu tuōyǐng'érchū, jìnrù juésài. Through round after round of selections, this young competitor distinguished herself and reached the final.
Related words
- 摆脱 bǎituō to get rid of; to break free from
- 脱 tuō to take off
- 脱离 tuōlí to break away from; to leave
- 解脱 jiětuō to free oneself; liberation; release
- 脱节 tuōjié to become disconnected; to be out of touch
- 脱口而出 tuōkǒu'érchū to blurt out; to say without thinking
- 脱落 tuōluò to fall off; to come loose
- 脱身 tuōshēn to get away; to extricate oneself
- 新颖 xīnyǐng novel, innovative
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 而 ér and; but
- 而是 érshì but rather