標新立異 biāo xīn lì yì

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

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