Definition
一流 (yī liú) means 'first-class, top quality' and is a broad, everyday word for anything among the best. It is less specific than 高档 (high-end, often for luxury goods) and 优质 (high-quality, for materials/services). Compared to the stronger 顶级 and 顶尖 (both 'top-notch, elite'), 一流 is more common and slightly less emphatic.
adjective
first-classtop quality
Easily confused
- 遗留yí liúsound-aliketo leave behind, to hand down (often abstract things like problems, heritage, traces)
Examples
- 一流。Tā de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng shì yī liú de.His Chinese level is first-class.
- 一流。Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de fúwù shì yī liú de.The service of this hotel is first-class.
- 一流。Wǒmen tuánduì yōngyǒuānyǒu yī liú de jìshù.Our team possesses top-class technology.
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