青出于蓝 qīngchūyúlán the pupil surpasses the teacher Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 青 qīng noun blue blue; the color of the clear sky, as in 青天 qīngtiān出 chū particle [direction/result] Used after a verb to indicate outward movement or that an action has reached a successful result.于 於 yú preposition from Indicates a source, origin, or starting point; equivalent to 从 cóng or 自 zì蓝 藍 lán noun indigo plant (bound form) indigo plant or other plants used to produce blue dye