别开生面

Traditional: 別開生面

bié kāi shēng miàn

Dictionary entry

to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path

What does 别开生面 mean?

别开生面 (bié kāi shēng miàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path

2to break fresh ground

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别Biésurname Bie 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 面miànface · side

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How to pronounce 别开生面

别开生面

bié kāi shēng miàn

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