outstanding talent; leader
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
outstanding person; leader in a field; cream of the crop
literaryDerived from the 'Book of Songs' (《诗经•周南•汉广》), where '翘翘' described thorn trees standing above the brushwood. Zheng Xuan's commentary explains that '楚' refers to the tallest trees among the mixed firewood. The phrase evolved to metaphorically describe people who stand out from the crowd.
Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
de的
kē科
xué学
jiā家
shì是
yè业
jiè界
de的
qiáo翘
chǔ楚
。
This young scientist is a leading figure in the industry.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
yán研
jiū究
lǐng领
yù域
kān堪
chēng称
qiáo翘
chǔ楚
。
He can be called a leading authority in the field of classical literature research.
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Yī医
zhōng中
qiáo翘
chǔ楚
nán难
dé得
yī一
jiàn见
。
Outstanding doctors are rarely seen.
Gāi该
gōng公
sī司
jīng经
guò过
shí十
nián年
fā发
zhǎn展
，
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
háng行
yè业
qiáo翘
chǔ楚
。
After ten years of development, the company has become a leader in the industry.