标新立异 biāo xīn lì yì

to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 25175th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
标 biāo HSK 4
mark; label; sign
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
异 yì HSK 6
different; strange; unusual