超凡 (chāo fán) — (v.p.) to be out of the ordinary; extraordinary; uncommon; (v.p.) to transcend the worldly; to be sublime or immortal
Definition
超凡 means 'transcendent, beyond the ordinary' — usually spiritual or artistic greatness, stronger than 优秀. Almost always paired with 脱俗 as the set phrase 超凡脱俗.
verb
(v.p.) to be out of the ordinaryextraordinaryuncommon(v.p.) to transcend the worldlyto be sublime or immortal
Examples
- 超凡，。Tā de cái huá chāo fán, nián jì qīng qīng jiù qǔ dé le jù dà chéng jiù.His talent is extraordinary — he achieved great success at a young age.
- 。Zhè fú huà chuán dá le yì zhǒng chāo fán tuō sú de yì jìng.This painting conveys a spiritual realm that is transcendent and free from vulgarity.
- ，超凡。Jīng guò duō nián xiū xíng, tā de jīng shén jìng jiè yǐ jīng chāo fán.After years of spiritual practice, his mental state has already transcended the ordinary.
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