求新立異
qiú​xīn​lì​yì

striving for novelty

  • created sense approved 求新立异/求新立異 · qiú​xīn​lì​yì · striving for novelty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    求新立异 / 求新立異

    qiú​xīn​lì​yì

    striving for novelty

    To strive for what is new and different; to be on the lookout for whatever is novel and unique so as to stand out from others

    求新 (literal) → 求新 · qiú​xīn · to strive for innovation 立异 (literal) → 立异/立異 · lì​yì · to dissent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense