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鹤立鸡群 (hè lì jī qún): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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鹤立鸡群 (hè lì jī qún): Stand out above others / Outstanding — Meaning & Stroke Order

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鹤立鸡群 consists of 4 characters.

crane (a type of large wading bird)

to stand; to establish; to set up

chicken; a domesticated bird

How to Use 鹤立鸡群 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 鹤立鸡群 with other words naturally.

Verb + Idiomwith显得

xiǎn显

de得

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

neutral

appear to stand out

Idiom + Nounwith感觉

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

de的

gǎn感

jué觉

Idiom + Complementwith突出

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

bān般

tū突

chū出

Adjective + Nounwith人物

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

de的

rén人

wù物

Example Sentences with 鹤立鸡群

xiǎo小

míng明

zài在

bān班

lǐ里

chéng成

jì绩

neutral

the feeling of standing out

formal

Written

stand out like a crane among chickens

formal

Written

an outstanding figure

zuì

最

hǎo好

，

zhēn真

shì是

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

。

Xiao Ming has the best grades in the class, truly standing out like a crane among chickens.

Zài在

zhòng众

duō多

cān参

sài赛

zhě者

zhōng中

，

tā他

de的

cái才

huá华

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

。

Among the many contestants, his talent stands out above the rest.

zài在

zhòng众

duō多

hòu候

xuǎn选

rén人

zhōng中

，

tā他

de的

lǚ履

lì历

hé和

tán谈

tǔ吐

dōu都

xiǎn显

de得

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

。

Among the many candidates, his resume and eloquence truly stand out above the crowd.

Show 6 More Sentences

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

zài在

tuán团

duì队

lǐ里

zǒng总

shì是

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

ma吗

？

Don't you think he always stands out from the rest in the team?

tā她

de的

gē歌

shēng声

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

hè鹤

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

，

zhǐ只

suī虽

rán然

tā她

xìng性

gé格

dī低

diào调

，

dàn但

cái

zài在

zhòng众

duō多

pǔ普

tōng通

de的

shè设

jì计

zhōng中

nǐ你

zhè这

shēn身

dǎ打

bàn扮

zài在

pài派

duì对

shàng上

jué

lì

立

jī鸡

qún群

，

yíng赢

dé得

le了

píng评

wěi委

de的

yí一

zhì致

hǎo好

píng评

。

Her singing stood out like a crane among chickens in the competition, winning unanimous praise from the judges.

shì是

bǐ比

bié别

rén人

gèng更

nǔ努

lì力

bà罢

le了

。

He is not outstandingly superior; he just works harder than others.

才

huá华

chū出

zhòng众

，

zài在

tóng同

shì事

zhōng中

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

。

Although she is low-key in personality, her exceptional talent makes her stand out among her colleagues.

，

tā他

de的

chuàng创

yì意

zuò作

pǐn品

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

，

xī吸

yǐn引

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

rén人

de的

mù目

guāng光

。

Among many ordinary designs, his creative work stood out like a crane among chickens, attracting everyone's attention.

绝

duì对

hè鹤

lì立

jī鸡

qún群

，

tài太

yǐn引

rén人

zhù注

mù目

le了

！

Your outfit will definitely make you stand out at the party; it's so eye-catching!

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鹤立鸡群.

Words with 鹤

仙鹤xiān hè
鹤嘴镐hè zuǐ hào

Words with 立

成立chéng lìHSK 5
中立zhōng lì
公立gōng lì
创立chuàng lì
孤立gū lì
对立duì lì
屹立yì lì
建立jiàn lì

Words with 鸡

鸡蛋jī dànHSK 2
公鸡gōng jī
母鸡mǔ jī
酉鸡yǒu jī
雏鸡chú jī
鸡肋jī lèi
鸡鸣狗吠jī míng gǒu fèi

Words with 群

人群rén qún
群众qún zhòng
群体qún tǐ
成群结队chéng qún jié duì