初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo

first sign of emerging talent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. first sign of emerging talent
  2. 2. lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
  3. 3. budding genius

Characters

Character Meaning
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
露 lù HSK 6
to show; to reveal; to expose
頭 tóu
head; the top; end
角 jiǎo HSK 3
corner; angle