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脱颖而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

脱颖而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū) is a Chinese word: to stand out. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 脱颖而出

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

to stand out

她的才华让她在众多候选人中脱颖而出。

tā de cái huá ràng tā zài zhòng duō hòu xuǎn rén zhōng tuō yǐng ér chū

Her talent made her stand out among many candidates.

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Word breakdown

脱 tuō — to break free, to shed

颖 yǐng — sharp point (of an awl showing through)

而 ér — connecting particle (and then)

出 chū — to emerge, to come out

Structure & writing
1 脱 tuō — to come off; to fall away

脱 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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2 颖 yǐng — awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

颖 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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3 而 ér — conjunction linking verbs, adjectives, or clauses: ① connecting successive elements ② connecting complementary affirmative and negative elements ③ connecting contrasting elements (adversative) ④ connecting causally related elements
而 is a component in 3 characters

而 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 出 chū — to go out; from inside to outside (opposite of 进/入)
出 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

4.1 屮 chè — sprout just emerging from the ground
屮 is a component in 2 characters

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