青出于蓝而胜于蓝 qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán

the student surpasses the teacher

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 97643rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the student surpasses the master

Characters

Character Meaning
green; blue; young (of people)
to go out; to come out
at; in; to
blue; surname Lan; indigo plant
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
victory; victorious; to defeat
at; in; to
blue; surname Lan; indigo plant