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Definition(s) for: 别出心裁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
别出心裁 bié chū xīn cái - to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
- to adopt an original approach

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 47,510 25,351 31,253

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bié- surname Bie
bié- to leave; to part (from)
- (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- (bound form) other; another; different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
biè- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
chū- to go out; to come out
- to arise; to occur
- to produce; to yield
- to go beyond; to exceed
- (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
- classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
chū- variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
cái- to cut out (as a dress)
- to cut
- to trim
- to reduce
- to diminish
- to cut back (e.g. on staff)
- decision
- judgment

Other Words Containing 别出心裁

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
别出心裁 - - 47,510 25,351 31,253