卓越

Chinese

		outstanding	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
simp. and trad. (卓越)		卓	越

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuóyuè, zhuōyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ, ㄓㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coek³ jyut⁶

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): toh-oa̍t / tok-oa̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóyuè
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: jwó-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwoyueh
    • Palladius: чжоюэ (čžojue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuoyuè
    • Wade–Giles: cho¹-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: jwō-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juoyueh
    • Palladius: чжоюэ (čžojue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coek³ jyut⁶
    • Yale: cheuk yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek⁸ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêg³ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːk̚³ jyːt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: toh-oa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: toh-ua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doih'oat
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uat̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tok-oa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: tok-ua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dok'oat
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ uat̚²⁴/

Adjective

卓越

1. excellent; superior; outstanding; remarkable

Synonyms

• 不得了 (bùdéliǎo) (colloquial)
• 了不得 (colloquial)
• 了不起 (liǎobùqǐ) (colloquial)
• 了勿起 (Wu)
• 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 俊偉／俊伟 (jùnwěi) (literary)
• 偉大／伟大 (wěidà)
• 傑出／杰出 (jiéchū)
• 傲人 (àorén) (nowadays especially of breasts, body curve)
• 優異／优异 (yōuyì)
• 優秀／优秀 (yōuxiù)
• 優越／优越 (yōuyuè)
• 出挑 (chhut-thio) (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 出擢 (Hokkien)
• 出眾／出众 (chūzhòng)
• 出腳／出脚 (Hokkien)
• 出色 (chūsè)
• 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
• 勿得了 (Wu)
• 卓然 (zhuórán) (literary)
• 卓犖／卓荦 (zhuóluò) (literary)
• 卓異／卓异 (zhuóyì) (literary)
• 卓著 (zhuózhù)
• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài) (informal)
• 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 咧斗 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 好極了／好极了 (hǎo jíle)
• 尤異／尤异 (yóuyì) (literary)
• 崢嶸／峥嵘 (zhēngróng)
• 彰顯／彰显 (zhāngxiǎn)
• 惡實／恶实 (o⁵ shr⁶) (Xiang, used as a complement)
• 打得 (Hakka)
• 挺 (tǐng)
• 斐然 (fěirán)
• 棒 (bàng) (colloquial)
• 標青／标青 (biu¹ ceng¹) (Cantonese, Teochew)
• 漂亮
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary)
• 牛 (niú) (Mandarin, slang)
• 牛鬼 (Guilin Mandarin)
• 特出 (tèchū)
• 特異／特异 (tèyì)
• 犀利 (xīlì) (originally Cantonese, sometimes Mandarin)
• 皦皦 (jiǎojiǎo) (literary)
• 看家 (kānjiā) (attributive, of skill, ability, etc.)
• 穩／稳 (wěn) (slang, neologism)
• 突出 (tūchū)
• 英英 (yīngyīng) (literary)
• 蓋帽／盖帽 (gàimào) (slang)
• 表表 (biǎobiǎo) (literary)
• 超凡 (chāofán)
• 超卓 (chāozhuó) (literary)
• 超常 (chāocháng)
• 超拔 (chāobá) (literary)
• 超絕／超绝 (chāojué)
• 非凡 (fēifán)
• 響噹噹／响当当 (xiǎngdāngdāng)
• 顯著／显著 (xiǎnzhù)
• 高強／高强 (gāoqiáng)

 

Antonyms

• 低劣 (dīliè)

Derived terms

• 卓越超群

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卓	越
たく Grade: S	えつ Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

卓(たく)越(えつ) • (takuetsu) ^{←たくゑつ (takwetu)?}

1. excellence, superiority, preeminence

Synonyms

• 優越(ゆうえつ) (yūetsu)
• 優秀(ゆうしゅう) (yūshū)
• 優良(ゆうりょう) (yūryō)
• 秀逸(しゅういつ) (shūitsu)

Antonyms

• 低劣(ていれつ) (teiretsu): poor

Verb

卓(たく)越(えつ)する • (takuetsu suru) ^{←たくゑつ (takwetu)?}intransitive suru (stem 卓(たく)越(えつ)し (takuetsu shi), past 卓(たく)越(えつ)した (takuetsu shita))

1. be excellent; be outstanding; be preeminent

   卓越(たくえつ)した技能者(ぎのうしゃ)

   takuetsu shita ginōsha

   an outstanding technician

Conjugation

Conjugation of "卓越する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	卓越し	たくえつし	takuetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	卓越し	たくえつし	takuetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	卓越する	たくえつする	takuetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	卓越する	たくえつする	takuetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	卓越すれ	たくえつすれ	takuetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	卓越せよ¹ 卓越しろ²	たくえつせよ¹ たくえつしろ²	takuetsu seyo¹ takuetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	卓越される	たくえつされる	takuetsu sareru
Causative	卓越させる 卓越さす	たくえつさせる たくえつさす	takuetsu saseru takuetsu sasu
Potential	卓越できる	たくえつできる	takuetsu dekiru
Volitional	卓越しよう	たくえつしよう	takuetsu shiyō
Negative	卓越しない	たくえつしない	takuetsu shinai
Negative continuative	卓越せず	たくえつせず	takuetsu sezu
Formal	卓越します	たくえつします	takuetsu shimasu
Perfective	卓越した	たくえつした	takuetsu shita
Conjunctive	卓越して	たくえつして	takuetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	卓越すれば	たくえつすれば	takuetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative