拔萃
bá cuì
Pinyin
Definition
拔萃
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- to stand out from one's fellows
- high-level examination for official candidacy (traditional)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
一毛不拔
- 1 stingy (idiom)
出类拔萃
- 1 to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
- 2 preeminent
- 3 outstanding
剑拔弩张
- 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 2 at daggers drawn
吹灯拔蜡
- 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
- 2 fig. to die
- 3 to bite the dust
- 4 to be over and done with
坚韧不拔
- 1 firm and indomitable (idiom); tenacious and unyielding