Tā zài tóngxué zhōng hèlì-jīqún, chéngjì yīzhí míngliè-qiánmáo.
She stands out among her classmates, consistently ranking at the top.
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From the Jin Dynasty text 世说新语. It was originally used to describe the tall, elegant bearing of Jikang's son Ji Shao - like a crane standing among common chickens.
memory
Picture a tall white crane (鹤) standing among a flock of short chickens (鸡群) - it immediately stands out.
