超群 (chāo qún) — preeminent, outstanding | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Literary adjective meaning 'outstanding, far above the rest,' usually modifying talents, skills, or abilities. Pairs with nouns like 才华, 技艺, 业绩 to praise extraordinary ability.

adjective

preeminentoutstanding

Examples

超群。
Tā de chāo qún cái huá ràng rén pèi fú.
His preeminent talent makes people admire him.
超群。
Tā yǐ chāo qún de jì yì yíng dé le bǐ sài.
She won the competition with her outstanding skill.
超群。
Zhè jiā gōng sī de chāo qún yè jì lìng rén zàn tàn.
This company's preeminent performance is admirable.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

超chāosurpass

超 'surpass' and 群 'crowd' mean surpassing the crowd, hence outstanding.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

走召超

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

召zhào超chāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

君羊群

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

君

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

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