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Definition(s) for: 别开生面

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
别开生面 bié kāi shēng miàn - to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- to break fresh ground

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 86,051 28,158 45,333

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
开 kāi- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
生 shēng- to be born
- to give birth
- life
- to grow
- raw
- uncooked
- student
面 miàn- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
面 miàn- variant of 麵|面[mian4]
面 miàn- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless

Other Words Containing 别开生面

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
别开生面 - - 86,051 28,158 45,333