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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

百里挑一 [bǎilǐtiāoyī]
  1. 1. one in a hundred
    这小伙儿真是百里挑一
    This lad is really one in a hundred.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

百里挑一 [bǎilǐtiāoyī]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] one in a hundred; cream of the crop
    百里挑一的美人
    an exceptional beauty
    这些都是百里挑一的高手。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

百里挑一 [bǎilǐtiāoyī]
  1. 1. 从一百个里面才挑出一个来。形容极为出众。

Examples

百里挑一的美人
an exceptional beauty 百里挑一
这些都是百里挑一的高手。 百里挑一
这小伙儿真是百里挑一
This lad is really one in a hundred. 百里挑一
百里挑一
one among thousands
百里挑一的人,罕见(或优异)的人,出类拔萃的人 among

Word Decomposition


[bǎi]
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[lǐ]
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[tiāo]
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[yī]

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