英才

yīngcái

noun #40,695

Meanings

1 outstanding talent
2 gifted person

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这次比赛吸引了全国各地的青年英才。

Zhè cì bǐsài xīyǐn le quánguó gèdì de qīngnián yīngcái.

The competition drew talented young people from every part of the country.

HSK 5

这所大学培养了无数英才。

Zhè suǒ dàxué péiyǎng le wúshù yīngcái.

This university has trained countless gifted people.

Tips

culture

Best known from the idiom 天妒英才 "heaven envies the gifted", said when a talented person dies young. 英 "outstanding" and 才 "talent" are both popular in given names.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

才 cái