出风头
chū​fēng​tou HSK7

seek fame

出风头 (出風頭) chū​fēng​tou
seek fame expression
to seek public recognition or be in the limelight, often due to a notable performance or achievement

她在这次比赛中表现出色，大出风头。

tā zài zhè cì bǐ​sài zhōng biǎo​xiàn chū​sè, dà chū​fēng​tou.

She performed brilliantly in the competition and stole the spotlight.

show off verb
to push oneself forward or act showily to attract attention, often with negative connotations of vanity

他在晚会上为了出风头，穿得非常夸张。

tā zài wǎn​huì shàng wèi​le chū​fēng​tou, chuān de fēi​cháng kuā​zhāng.

He dressed very extravagantly at the party just to show off.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
1.79 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.890 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Same as

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)