出类拔萃

出類拔萃

chūlèi-bácuì

idiom #13,628

Meanings

1 outstanding; preeminent
2 to stand out from the crowd

Characters

to go out; to surpass

kind; category; class

to pull out; to stand out

gathering; collection of people

Examples

她在班上的表现出类拔萃。

Tā zài bān shàng de biǎoxiàn chūlèibácuì.

Her performance in class is outstanding.

Tips

history

From Mencius (孟子): 出于其类，拔乎其萃 — 'rising above one's kind, standing out from the group.' 类 means category/kind, 萃 means gathering of people.

Stroke Order

出 chū

类 lèi

拔 bá

萃 cuì