一骑绝尘
yī qí jué chén
far ahead of all rivals
Character by character
一yī
one
one
骑qí
rider
rider
绝jué
leave behind
leave behind
尘chén
dust
dust
Example
这家公司的销量一骑绝尘，是第二名的两倍。
The company’s sales are far ahead of the rest: twice those of the runner-up.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
A lone horseman so fast that the others cannot even see his dust. A favourite of sports and business reports; compare 遥遥领先 (lesson 3-2). 骑 is now read qí; older dictionaries gave jì for “a mounted rider”.
Learn this in Lesson 66 · HSK 6: 《哪吒2》与中国电影 (Ne Zha 2 and Chinese cinema)
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