别树一帜 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

别 bié
HSK 2
separate, other; do not
树 shù
HSK 3
tree; plant; set up, establish
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
帜 zhì
HSK 6
flag, pennant; sign; fasten