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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 别 | bié | - surname Bie |
| 别 | 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]) |
| 别 | biè | - to make sb change their ways, opinions etc |
| 出 | 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 |
| 出 | chū | - variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 裁 | 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 |