别出心裁

Traditional: 別出心裁

bié chū xīn cái

Dictionary entry

to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality

What does 别出心裁 mean?

别出心裁 (bié chū xīn cái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality

2to adopt an original approach

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别Biésurname Bie 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 心xīnheart · mind 裁cáito cut out (as a dress) · to cut

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别出心裁

bié chū xīn cái

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