脱颖而出

tuōyǐngérchū

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

Traditional 脫穎而出

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 verb

Meaning

tuōyǐngérchū tuo1 ying3 er2 chu1

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

Example sentences

shēnzhe 身着 xīzhuāng 西装， tā 他 tuōyǐngérchū 脱颖而出。

Wearing a suit, he stood out.
mǎlì 玛丽 cóng 从 dàyuē 大约 500 míng 名 shēnqǐngzhě 申请者 zhōng 中 tuōyǐngérchū 脱颖而出。

Mary got the nod from among some 500 applicants.

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Stroke order

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6 strokes

5 strokes

Characters

tuō · to take off, to shed; to escape from

Radical ⺼ · 11 strokes · Parts ⺼兑

Pictophonetic: flesh

yǐng · rice tassel; sharp; clever

Radical 页 · 13 strokes · Parts 匕禾页

Pictophonetic: rice

ér · and, and then, and yet; but

Radical 而 · 6 strokes

chū · to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Radical 凵 · 5 strokes · Parts 屮凵

Ideographic: A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵

Ancient forms

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