How to say “outstanding” in Chinese

出色
chūsè

outstanding, excellent

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “The good and the bad”

“Outstanding” in Chinese is 出色, chū sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

出色 is read chū sè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chū — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
sè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

出
chū — go out
色
sè — color

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “出色”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 出色. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 她在面试中表现得很出色tāzàimiànshìzhōngbiǎoxiàndehěnchūsèShe did brilliantly at the interview.

More words from the lesson “Strengths and weaknesses”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “outstanding” in Chinese?

“Outstanding” in Chinese is 出色, pinyin chūsè.

What does 出色 mean?

出色 (chūsè) means “outstanding, excellent”.

How do you write 出色?

出色 is 2 characters: 出 (chū) — go out; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 出色?

出色 is read chūsè. Tones: chū — first tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“outstanding” in the lesson “Strengths and weaknesses”

This word is from the topic “The good and the bad” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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