独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì

to stand out; to develop one's own school

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 27503rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to stand out
  2. 2. to develop one's own school
  3. 3. to have attitude of one's own
  4. 4. lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner

Characters

Character Meaning
alone; only; independent
tree; to set up; to cultivate
one; 1; single
flag