標新競異 biāo xīn jìng yì

to seek novelty; to show off being different

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
標 biāo
mark; label; sign
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly
競 jìng
to compete; to contend; to struggle
異 yì
different; strange; unusual