标新立异

標新立異

biāoxīn-lìyì

idiom #25,126

Meanings

1 to seek novelty; to be deliberately unconventional
2 to make a show of originality

Characters

to mark; to set as standard; sign

to establish; to set up

different; unusual; strange

Examples

他总喜欢标新立异，与众不同。

Tā zǒng xǐhuan biāoxīnlìyì, yǔzhòngbùtóng.

He always likes to be unconventional and stand out from the crowd.

这家餐厅标新立异，把传统菜式做成了分子料理。

Zhèjiā cāntīng biāoxīnlìyì, bǎ chuántǒng cài shì zuòchéng le fēnzǐ liàolǐ.

This restaurant, seeking novelty, transformed traditional dishes into molecular cuisine.

Tips

usage

标新立异 can be neutral or slightly negative depending on context — it praises creative thinking but can imply being contrarian or showy rather than genuinely innovative.

Stroke Order

标 biāo

新 xīn

立 lì

异 yì