独步一时 — “To be preeminent in one's time”
独步一时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be preeminent in one's time”. To be unmatched in one's era; to be unrivaled in a particular period. Literally, “Walk alone in one's era”.
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Origin and Story of 独步一时
During the Song Dynasty, the "Xuanhe Painting Manual" recorded a painter from Henan named Guo Xi, whose courtesy name was Chunfu. He served as an academician of art in the Imperial Painting Academy and was renowned for his landscape paintings.
His works depicted mountains and rivers with shifting clouds and mist, peaks appearing and disappearing, and a myriad of forms. Commentators praised him for his profound skill, stating that he was unrivaled in his time. Even in his later years, his paintings became even more magnificent and grand in style.
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- dú独jù具yī一gé格have a unique style
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- dú独jù具zhī只yǎn眼have unique and discerning insight
- dú独jù具huì慧yǎn眼to have unique insight and discerning vision
- dú独chū出yī一shí时uniquely outstanding for a period
- dú独chū出jǐ己jiàn见express one's own original opinions
- dú独chū出xīn心cái裁create something unique
- dú独chū出xīn新cái裁devise a unique new design
- dú独chū出jī机zhù杼develop an original style or approach
- dú独dào到zhī之chù处unique insight or special merit
- dú独lì力nán难zhī支too weak to cope alone
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Open the tool →Questions about 独步一时
What does 独步一时 mean?
独步一时 (dú bù yī shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be preeminent in one's time”.
How do you pronounce 独步一时?
独步一时 is pronounced dú bù yī shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 独步一时 literally mean?
Literally, 独步一时 means “Walk alone in one's era”. It is used to mean “to be preeminent in one's time”.
Where does 独步一时 come from?
独步一时 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 独步一时?
形容非常突出，一个时期内没有人能比得上。