xiāng xíng jiàn chù
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  • slbe outshone; prove inferior by comparison

    • bǐ qǐ wǒ men pá guo de yī xiē gāo shān lai zhè zuò shān wèi miǎn xiāng xíng jiàn chù le

      我们一些未免相形见绌

      This mountain pales beside some of the higher mountains we have climbed.

    • xīn diàn shì jī shǐ jiù de nà ge xiāng xíng jiàn chù

      电视机使那个相形见绌

      The new TV set throws the old one into the shade.

    • zhè shì gè yǒu qù de jù běn kě gēn tā de qí tā jù běn yī bǐ jiù xiāng xíng jiàn chù le

      有趣剧本其他剧本相形见绌

      It is an interesting play, but it pales in comparison with his other plays.

    • nà wèi fù yǒu cái huá de qīng nián gāng qín jiā shǐ qí tā yīn yuè jiā xiāng xíng jiàn chù

      富有才华青年钢琴家使其他音乐家相形见绌

      The talented young pianist put the other musicians to shame.

    • rú jīn shāng yè dà lóu kāi shǐ shǐ de chéng shì de jiào táng xiāng xíng jiàn chù

      如今商业大楼开始使得城市教堂相形见绌

      Commercial buildings are now beginning to dwarf the city churches.

    • tā de měi gēn mèi mei de yī bǐ jiù xiāng xíng jiàn chù

      妹妹相形见绌

      Her beauty pales beside her sister's.

Word usage

  • Note
    "绌" cannot be pronounced as "zhuō" and cannot be written as "拙".