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独秀

dú xiù

2-character word Traditional 獨秀

What 独秀 means

1. to surpass
2. to stand above the crowd

The characters in 独秀

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent…

Words containing 独秀

• 陈独秀Chén Dú xiùChen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
• 一枝独秀yī zhī dú xiùlit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)…

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