独树一帜 (dú shù yī zhì) — to develop one's own distinctive style or school; (idiom) to stake out one's own unique course

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• 他在艺术界独树一帜，开创了全新的风格。
  Tā zài yì shù jiè dú shù yī zhì, kāi chuàng le quán xīn de fēng gé.
  He established a unique style in the art world, creating a completely new genre.
• 这家公司独树一帜，不做任何同行的热门产品。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī dú shù yī zhì, bú zuò rèn hé tóng háng de rè mén chǎn pǐn.
  This company goes its own way and doesn't produce any of the popular products that its competitors make.
• 她的写作独树一帜，读者一眼就能认出她的文字。
  Tā de xiě zuò dú shù yī zhì, dú zhě yì yǎn jiù néng rèn chū tā de wén zì.
  Her writing has a distinctive style — readers can recognize her words at a glance.