大放异彩

大放異彩

dàfàng-yìcǎi

idiom #21,182

Meanings

1 to shine brilliantly
2 to dazzle
3 to make a spectacular display
4 to stand out gloriously

Characters

to release / to emit / to let go

extraordinary / different / unusual

color / brilliance / radiance

Examples

HSK 5

中国运动员在本届奥运会上大放异彩。

Zhōngguó yùndòngyuán zài běnjiè Àoyùnhuì shàng dàfàng-yìcǎi.

Chinese athletes dazzled at this Olympic Games.

HSK 7-9

她在这次演出中大放异彩，获得满堂彩。

Tā zài zhè cì yǎnchū zhōng dàfàng-yìcǎi, huòdé mǎntáng cǎi.

She shone brilliantly in this performance, earning a full house of applause.

Tips

memory

大 (greatly) + 放 (release/emit) + 异彩 (extraordinary radiance). Imagine someone releasing a burst of dazzling, extraordinary light - shining brilliantly for all to see.

Stroke Order

大 dà

放 fàng

异 yì

彩 cǎi