大出风头

大出風頭
dàchūfēngtóu
phrase #27,839

Meanings

  1. 1 to steal the show
  2. 2 to be in the limelight
  3. 3 to attract great attention

Examples

Tā zài wǎnhuì shàng dà chū fēngtóu, yíngdé le quánchǎng zhǎngshēng.
He stole the show at the party and won applause from the entire audience.
Zhè cì bǐsài tā dà chū fēngtóu, chéngle quán xiào de míngxīng.
She was in the limelight at this competition and became the school's star.

Tips

usage
出风头 on its own means to show off or seek the spotlight. The addition of intensifies it: 'really steal the show'. It can carry a slightly negative connotation of showing off, depending on context.

Stroke Order

chū
fēng
tóu