略高一筹 — “To be a cut above the rest”
略高一筹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be a cut above the rest”. To have a slight advantage; to be slightly superior. Literally, “Slightly higher by one chip/token”.
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略高一筹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在这次设计比赛中，他的作品明显略高一筹，赢得了评委的一致好评。
In this design competition, his work was clearly a cut above the rest, winning unanimous praise from the judges.
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- lüè略bù不shì世chū出exceptionally astute in planning
- lüè略dì地qīn侵chéng城conquer territory and capture cities
- lüè略dì地gōng攻chéng城seize territory and conquer cities
- lüè略shī施xiǎo小jì计employ a minor trick
- lüè略wú无jì忌dàn惮act with utter recklessness
- lüè略zhī知yī一èr二know a little about something
- lüè略zhī知pí皮máo毛to have a superficial understanding
- lüè略kuī窥yī一bān斑get a glimpse of a small part
- lüè略jiàn见yī一bān斑get a glimpse of the whole
- lüè略shí识zhī之wú无barely literate
- lüè略jì迹yuán原xīn心Forgive based on good intentions
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What does 略高一筹 mean?
略高一筹 (lüè gāo yī chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be a cut above the rest”.
How do you pronounce 略高一筹?
略高一筹 is pronounced lüè gāo yī chóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 略高一筹 literally mean?
Literally, 略高一筹 means “Slightly higher by one chip/token”. It is used to mean “to be a cut above the rest”.
What is the Chinese definition of 略高一筹?
筹：筹码，记数用具。略微超过一个码。形容双方比较，稍强一些。