他在比赛中脱颖而出。
He stood out in the competition.
脱颖而出
to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 脫穎而出
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脱
颖
而
出
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脱
- 脱tuōto shedB4
- 摆脱bǎituōto break away fromB6
- 解脱jiětuōto untieB7
- 脱节tuōjiéto come apartB7
- 脱口而出tuōkǒu’érchū(idiom) to blurt outB7
- 脱离tuōlíto separate oneself fromB7
- 脱落tuōluòto drop offB7
- 脱身tuōshēnto get awayB7
而
- 而且érqiě(not only ...) but alsoB3
- 而érandB4
- 然而rán’érhoweverB4
- 从而cóng’érthusB5
- 反而fǎn’éron the contraryB5
- 因而yīn’érthereforeB5
- 进而jìn’érand thenB6
- 半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway (idiom)B7
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新人才脱颖而出。
New talent rises above the rest.