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Home / Idiom / 别出心裁

to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach

别出心裁
bié chū xīn cái
b+ié·2nd tonech+ū·1st tonex+īn·1st tonec+ái·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miànto make a show of being original or unconventional (idiom)标新立异biāo xīn lì yìto display originality (idiom); to do things differently独出心裁dú chū xīn cái(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest与众不同yǔ zhòng bù tóngstrange and prominent奇崛qí juéto blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality独辟蹊径dú pì xī jìng
Antonyms
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive · once you've seen one, you've seen them all千篇一律qiān piān yī lu:4to parrot · to repeat uncritically what sb says鹦鹉学舌yīng wǔ xué shélit. to follow the recipe (idiom) · fig. to follow a set pattern如法炮制rú fǎ páo zhì
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