更胜一筹 (gēng) — even better; superior; to be one notch above
Definition
A formal idiom meaning 'to be a notch better' in a comparison — stronger and more literary than the plain 更 or 更好, used to single out one side as superior.
idiom
even bettersuperiorto be one notch above
Examples
- 更胜一筹。Tā de huà jì bǐ yì bān rén gēng.His painting skills are even better than the average person.
- ，更胜一筹。Zài sān jiā hòu xuǎn gōng sī zhōng, zhè jiā gōng sī de bào jià gēng.Among the three candidate companies, this company's quote is even better.
- ，更胜一筹。Yǔ shàng cì de bǎn běn xiāng bǐ, xīn bǎn běn gēng.Compared to the previous version, the new version is even better.
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