优异 yōuyì exceptional
exceptional; outstandingly good
How to remember 优异: 优 superior + 异 different = exceptional.
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How it is used
- Outstanding/exceptional (of performance/results) - 成绩优异 (chéngjì yōuyì) excellent grades, 表现优异 outstanding performance.
- 优异 is a strong, formal 'excellent,' typically praising achievements/results; stronger than 优秀 (yōuxiù, excellent).
- 优异 collocates with 成绩/表现/成果; you'd praise a top student's 优异成绩.
- 以优异的成绩毕业 = to graduate with distinction.
Example sentences
- 他以优异的成绩毕业于剑桥大学。 Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè yú jiànqiáodàxué.He graduated from Cambridge with honors.