Characters
- 别 (別): surname Bie
- 开 (開): 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[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 生 (生): to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
- 面 (面): face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
Resources
- Wiktionary: 别开生面
- MDBG: 别开生面
- Examples with 别开生面 on Tatoeba
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