出人頭地 chū rén tóu dì

to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to stand out among one's peers (idiom)
  2. 2. to excel

Characters

Character Meaning
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
頭 tóu
head; the top; end
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly