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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 一枝独秀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù - lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- fig. to be in a league of one's own
- outstanding

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 92,506 30,582 39,186

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire; whole; all; throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
zhī- branch
- classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- alone
- independent
- single
- sole
- only
xiù- (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
- (bound form) superior; excellent
- (loanword) show
- (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears

Other Words Containing 一枝独秀

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
一枝独秀 - - 92,506 30,582 39,186