鹤
立
鸡
群

A crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) in Chinese: 鹤立鸡群 (hè lì jī qún)

hè lì jī qún

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鶴立雞群1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
  2. 2manifestly superior

Stroke order

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鹤
立
鸡
群

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄜˋ

hè

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄑㄩㄣˊ

qún

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

鹤立鸡群

Simplified

鶴立雞群

Traditional

Example sentences

See 鹤立鸡群 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她在班里鹤立鸡群，特别出众。

    tā zài bān lǐ hè lì jī qún， tè bié chū zhòng。

    She stands head and shoulders above the rest of her class.

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Related words

群

qún

group

鸡

jī

fowl

立

lì

to stand

鸡蛋

jī dàn

(chicken) egg

成立

chéng lì

to establish

独立

dú lì

independent

建立

jiàn lì

to establish

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

立即

lì jí

immediately

立刻

lì kè

forthwith

人群

rén qún

crowd

设立

shè lì

to set up

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