別樹一幟 bié shù yī zhì

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. to stand out
  3. to develop one's own school
  4. to have attitude of one's own

CHARACTERS

別 bié separate, other; do not
樹 shù tree; plant; set up, establish
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
幟 zhì flag, pennant; sign; fasten