秀才 xiù cai ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄘㄞ sau3 coi4
- a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical)
- scholar
- skillful writer
- fine talent
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秀
- 优秀 優秀 yōu xiù ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jau1 sau3 outstanding; excellent
- 秀美 xiù měi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄟˇ sau3 mei5 elegant
- 秀丽 秀麗 xiù lì ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧˋ sau3 lai6 pretty; beautiful
- 作秀 zuò xiù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ zok3 sau3 to show off (loanword, from English "show")
- 俊秀 jùn xiù ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ zeon3 sau3 well-favored
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- 娟秀 juān xiù ㄐㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄡˋ gyun1 sau3 beautiful
- 宜秀 Yí xiù ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ji4 sau3 see 宜秀区
- 心秀 xīn xiù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ sam1 sau3 not manifesting one's inner quality
- 新秀 xīn xiù ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄡˋ san1 sau3 rising star; new talent
- 清秀 qīng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 sau3 delicate and pretty
- 独秀 獨秀 dú xiù ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ duk6 sau3 to surpass
- 秀场 秀場 xiù chǎng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄤˇ sau3 coeng4 live show venue
- 秀山 Xiù shān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢ sau3 saan1 Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重庆
- 秀峰 Xiù fēng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄥ sau3 fung1 see 秀峰区
- 秀屿 秀嶼 Xiù yǔ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄩˇ sau3 jyu4 see 秀屿区
- 秀林 Xiù lín ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ sau3 lam4 Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien County 花莲县, east Taiwan
- 秀气 秀氣 xiù qi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄑㄧ sau3 hei3 delicate
- 秀水 Xiù shuǐ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ sau3 seoi2 Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化县, Taiwan
- 秀洲 Xiù zhōu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄡ sau3 zau1 see 秀洲区
- 秀英 Xiù yīng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄥ sau3 jing1 see 秀英区
才
- 人才 rén cái ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ jan4 coi4 talent
- 刚才 剛才 gāng cái ㄍㄤ ㄘㄞˊ gong1 coi4 just now
- 口才 kǒu cái ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄞˊ hau2 coi4 eloquence
- 天才 tiān cái ㄊㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ tin1 coi4 talent
- 成才 chéng cái ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ sing4 coi4 to make sth of oneself
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- 才智 cái zhì ㄘㄞˊ ㄓˋ coi4 zi3 ability and wisdom
- 才能 cái néng ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄥˊ coi4 nang4 talent
- 才华 才華 cái huá ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ coi4 waa4 talent
- 不才 bù cái ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄞˊ bat1 coi4 untalented
- 偏才 piān cái ㄆㄧㄢ ㄘㄞˊ pin1 coi4 talent in a particular area
- 全才 quán cái ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄞˊ cyun4 coi4 all-rounder
- 刚才 剛纔 gāng cái ㄍㄤ ㄘㄞˊ just now (variant of 刚才)
- 却才 卻才 què cái ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄘㄞˊ koek3 coi4 just now
- 多才 duō cái ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˊ do1 coi4 multitalented
- 奇才 qí cái ㄑㄧˊ ㄘㄞˊ kei4 coi4 genius
- 奴才 nú cai ㄋㄨˊ ˙ㄘㄞ nou4 coi4 slave
- 将才 將才 jiàng cái ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄘㄞˊ zoeng3 coi4 talented field commander (military)
- 屈才 qū cái ㄑㄩ ㄘㄞˊ wat1 coi4 to waste talent
- 干才 幹才 gàn cái ㄍㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ gon3 coi4 ability
- 庸才 yōng cái ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ jung4 coi4 mediocrity
Idioms with these characters
- 后起之秀 後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄡˋ hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3 (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
- 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 ming4 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- 山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 cing1 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
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- 秀色可餐 xiù sè kě cān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄘㄢ sau3 sik1 ho2 caan1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
- 秀外慧中 xiù wài huì zhōng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
- 一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù ㄧ ㄓ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jat1 zi1 duk6 sau3 lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
- 钟灵毓秀 鍾靈毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 博学多才 博學多才 bó xué duō cái ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˊ bok3 hok6 do1 coi4 (idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
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- 才华出众 才華出眾 cái huá chū zhòng ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥˋ coi4 waa4 ceot1 zung3 outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- 才华盖世 才華蓋世 cái huá gài shì ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄍㄞˋ ㄕˋ coi4 waa4 goi3 sai3 peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ coi4 gim1 man4 mou5 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
- 才貌双全 才貌雙全 cái mào shuāng quán ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄑㄩㄢˊ coi4 maau6 soeng1 cyun4 talented and good-looking (idiom)
- 才气过人 才氣過人 cái qì guò rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 hei3 gwo3 jan4 an outstanding talent (idiom)
- 才识过人 才識過人 cái shí guò rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 sik1 gwo3 jan4 an outstanding talent (idiom)
- 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
Example sentences
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他 是 我们 我們 班 里 裡 的 秀才 。
He is the scholar in our class.
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