翻空出奇 fān kōng chū qí

highly original; break with old ways

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas

Characters

Character Meaning
翻 fān HSK 4
to turn over; to flip over; to translate
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
奇 qí HSK 3
strange; odd; weird