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青出于蓝而胜于蓝
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
Pinyin
Definition
青出于蓝而胜于蓝
-
qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán
lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
fig. the student surpasses the master
Character Decomposition
青
青
出
出
于
干
亅
蓝
艹
丨
丨
丿
一
丶
皿
而
而
胜
月
生
Related Words
(20)
付出
fù chū
1
to pay
2
to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
出
chū
1
to go out
2
to come out
3
to occur
4
to produce
5
to go beyond
6
to rise
7
to put forth
8
to happen
9
(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
10
classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
出来
chū lái
1
to come out
2
to appear
3
to arise
出去
chū qù
1
to go out
出现
chū xiàn
1
to appear
2
to arise
3
to emerge
4
to show up
出发
chū fā
1
to set off
2
to start (on a journey)
出门
chū mén
1
to go out
2
to leave home
3
to go on a journey
4
away from home
5
(of a woman) to get married
而
ér
1
and
2
as well as
3
and so
4
but (not)
5
yet (not)
6
(indicates causal relation)
7
(indicates change of state)
8
(indicates contrast)
而且
ér qiě
1
(not only ...) but also
2
moreover
3
in addition
4
furthermore
青春
qīng chūn
1
youth
2
youthfulness
伸出
shēn chū
1
to extend
作出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to come up with
3
to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4
to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5
to draw (conclusion)
6
to deliver (speech, judgment)
7
to devise (explanation)
8
to extract
做出
zuò chū
1
to put out
2
to issue
出世
chū shì
1
to be born
2
to come into being
3
to withdraw from worldly affairs
出乎
chū hū
1
due to
2
to stem from
3
to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc)
4
to go against (expectations)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出事
chū shì
1
to have an accident
2
to meet with a mishap
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
1
unexpected (idiom)
2
surprising
出入
chū rù
1
to go out and come in
2
entrance and exit
3
expenditure and income
4
discrepancy
5
inconsistent
出动
chū dòng
1
to start out on a trip
2
to dispatch troops
Idioms
(20)
一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
1
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拥而入
yī yōng ér rù
1
to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
1
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
1
to lump different matters together (idiom)
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
1
to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
2
success at a stroke
3
to get results overnight
一饮而尽
yī yǐn ér jìn
1
to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
1
lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
2
to sing from the same hymn sheet
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
1
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
三思而行
sān sī ér xíng
1
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
不劳而获
bù láo ér huò
1
to reap without sowing (idiom)
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
1
lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
2
incomparable
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
1
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
2
not to distinguish between right and wrong
不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
1
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
1
to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
1
to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
Sample Sentences