突出 (tū chū) — (adjective) outstanding, prominent, conspicuous; (verb) to give prominence to, to highlight, to stress; (verb) to protrude, to stick out, to project
Definition
突出 is both 'outstanding/prominent' (adjective) and 'to highlight/stress' (verb). As a verb, it's more neutral than 强调 (which stresses a point forcefully); as an adjective describing a person, it's weaker than 杰出 ('distinguished').
adjective
outstandingprominentconspicuous
verb
to give prominence toto highlightto stressto protrudeto stick outto project
Easily confused
Examples
- 突出。Tā zài zhè cì bǐ sài zhōng biǎo xiàn fēi cháng tū chū.His performance in this competition was very outstanding.
- 突出。Bào gào yào tū chū zhòng diǎn.The report should highlight the key points.
- 突出。Tā de dù zi tū chū zài wài miàn.His belly sticks out.
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