卓 zhuó
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 早 early
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
卓越
zhuóyuè
outstanding; excellent
Characters in this word
越 yuè
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 走 — to walk, to run, to flee
- Made of
- 走 to walk, to run, to flee 戉 halberd, battle-axe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这位译者以卓越的语感保留了原文的讽刺意味。 Zhè wèi yìzhě yǐ zhuóyuè de yǔgǎn bǎoliú le yuánwén de fěngcì yìwèi. The translator preserved the irony of the original text with an outstanding feel for language.
- 她在医学研究领域取得了卓越的成就。 Tā zài yīxué yánjiū lǐngyù qǔdé le zhuóyuè de chéngjiù. She has achieved outstanding results in medical research.
- 这支年轻的团队表现出卓越的创新能力。 Zhè zhī niánqīng de tuánduì biǎoxiàn chū zhuóyuè de chuàngxīn nénglì. This young team has shown exceptional ability to innovate.
Related words
- 越 yuè the more, the more
- 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
- 超越 chāoyuè to surpass; to overtake
- 穿越 chuānyuè to pass through; to cross; to travel through time
- 跨越 kuàyuè to cross over; to span; to overcome
- 优越 yōuyuè superior; advantageous
- 越发 yuèfā increasingly; all the more
- 越过 yuèguò cross over; surmount
- 数一数二 shǔyīshǔ'èr among the very best; second to none
- 头号 tóuhào number one; top
- 特质 tèzhì special characteristic; distinctive quality
- 重量级 zhòngliàngjí heavyweight; major; high-profile