百里挑一 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī

one in a hundred; cream of the crop

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46782nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. one in a hundred
  2. 2. cream of the crop

Characters

Character Meaning
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal
挑 tiāo HSK 5
to choose; to pick; to nitpick
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single