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Top-notch in Chinese

top-notch · HSK 6

一流 yī liú

  1. 一 yī one
  2. 流 liú to flow

这家酒店的服务是一流的。 The service at this hotel is first-class.

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How do you say top-notch in Chinese?

Top-notch in Chinese is 一流 (yī liú).

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