標新領異 biāo xīn lǐng yì

strikingly original; deliberately unconventional

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bring in the new (idiom); new directions, different creation

Characters

Character Meaning
標 biāo
mark; label; sign
新 xīn HSK 2
new; newly
領 lǐng
to receive; to lead; collar
異 yì
different; strange; unusual