首屈一指

shǒuqū-yìzhǐ

idiom #34,285

Meanings

HSK 5

他是本行业首屈一指的专家。

Tā shì běn hángyè shǒuqū-yìzhǐ de zhuānjiā.

He is the foremost expert in this field.

HSK 5

这所大学在全国首屈一指。

Zhè suǒ dàxué zài quánguó shǒuqū-yìzhǐ.

This university ranks first in the country.

HSK 5

论速度，他首屈一指。

Lùn sùdù, tā shǒuqū-yìzhǐ.

When it comes to speed, he's second to none.

memory

Literally 'first to bend a finger'. When counting off rankings on your fingers, the one you bend first is #1 - that's the image.

首 shǒu

屈 qū

一 yī

指 zhǐ