更胜一筹

更勝一籌

gèngshèng-yīchóu

idiom #23,877

Meanings

1 a notch above
2 even better
3 superior by a degree
4 to surpass by one step

Characters

even more / still more

to surpass / to beat / to win

tally stick / counter / notch

Examples

HSK 7-9

她的厨艺已经很好了，但她妈妈更胜一筹。

Tā de chúyì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le, dàn tā māma gèngshèng-yīchóu.

Her cooking is already very good, but her mother is a notch above.

HSK 7-9

两款手机都很出色，但这款在续航方面更胜一筹。

Liǎng kuǎn shǒujī dōu hěn chūsè, dàn zhè kuǎn zài xùháng fāngmiàn gèngshèng-yīchóu.

Both phones are excellent, but this one is a cut above in battery life.

HSK 7-9

他的前辈已经是高手，而他更胜一筹。

Tā de qiánbèi yǐjīng shì gāoshǒu, ér tā gèngshèng-yīchóu.

His predecessor was already a master, yet he is even better.

Tips

memory

筹 originally meant a tally stick used for counting or keeping score. To be 更胜一筹 is literally to win by one more tally - to be ahead by one notch on the scoreboard.

Stroke Order

更 gèng

胜 shèng

一 yī

筹 chóu