标新竞异 biāo xīn jìng yì

to be original; to seek novelty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality

Characters

Character Meaning
标 biāo HSK 4
mark; label; sign
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly
竞 jìng HSK 4
to compete; to contend; to struggle
异 yì HSK 6
different; strange; unusual