别出心裁 (別出心裁)
bié chū xīn cái
Pinyin

Definition

别出心裁 (別出心裁)
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bié chū xīn cái
  1. to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
  2. to adopt an original approach

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fù chū
  1. 1 to pay
  2. 2 to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
chū
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to come out
  3. 3 to occur
  4. 4 to produce
  5. 5 to go beyond
  6. 6 to rise
  7. 7 to put forth
  8. 8 to happen
  9. 9 (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  10. 10 classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
chū lái
  1. 1 to come out
  2. 2 to appear
  3. 3 to arise

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet

Sample Sentences

刑具也是古人智慧的结晶呀。不是说我们中国人缺乏想象力吗?你说是谁别出心裁发明了这些整人的玩意呢?
xíngjù yě shì gǔrén zhìhuì de jiéjīng ya 。bùshì shuō wǒmen Zhōngguórén quēfá xiǎngxiànglì ma ?nǐ shuō shì shéi biéchūxīncái fāmíng le zhèxiē zhěngrén de wányìr ne ?
Torture instruments are still remnants of the wisdom of the ancients. Can it be said that Chinese people lack imagination? Who do you think had the wild idea to invent all of these torture devices?