首屈一指 shǒu qū yī zhǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. outstanding

CHARACTERS

首 shǒu head; first; leader, chief; a poem
屈 qū bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
一 yī one; a, an; alone
指 zhǐ finger, toe; point, indicate