相形见绌(xiāng xíng jiàn chù)

4 charactersTrad. 相形見絀

to pale by comparison (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
xiāng xíng jiàn chù
Meaning
to pale by comparison (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
相形見絀

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