拔尖 Traditional form: 拔尖 Pinyin (reading): bájiān Definitions: top-notch (colloquial) to push oneself to the front Characters: 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd Traditional characters: 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote 尖 - sharp, pointed, acute; keen, shrewd