離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào

to rebel against orthodoxy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to rebel against orthodoxy
  2. 2. to depart from established practices

Characters

Character Meaning
離 lí
to leave; to be away from; (in giving distances) from
經 jīng
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
叛 pàn HSK 6
to betray; to rebel; to revolt
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk