出類拔萃 chū lèi bá cuì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to excel the common (idiom); surpassing
  2. preeminent
  3. outstanding

CHARACTERS

出 chū go out, send out; stand; produce
類 lèi class, group, kind, category
拔 bá uproot, pull out
萃 cuì dense, thick, close-set; to collect together