后起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù

DEFINITIONS

  1. an up-and-coming youngster
  2. new talent
  3. a brilliant younger generation

CHARACTERS

后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
秀 xiù
HSK 4
ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful