hòu qǐ zhī xiù

Traditional: 後起之秀

后起之秀 (hòu qǐ zhī xiù) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation

Characters in 后起之秀

后hòu · empress起qǐ · to rise之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])秀xiù · (bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful

Related words

起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place然后then; after that; afterwards后empress后back后surname Hou对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])最后final; last; ultimate之前before

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