标新立异 (biāo xīn lì yì) — to deliberately be unconventional or different; to make a display of novelty

Définition

Exemples

• 他总喜欢在会议上标新立异，但提出的方案往往不实用。
  Tā zǒng xǐ huan zài huì yì shàng biāo xīn lì yì, dàn tí chū de fāng àn wǎng wǎng bù shí yòng.
  He always likes to be unconventional at meetings, but the plans he proposes are often impractical.
• 这个设计虽然标新立异，却不符合用户的实际需求。
  Zhè ge shè jì suī rán biāo xīn lì yì, què bù fú hé yòng hù de shí jì xū qiú.
  Although this design is deliberately different, it doesn't meet the actual needs of users.
• 他不愿随大流，凡事都要标新立异，结果常常被人议论。
  Tā bú yuàn suí dà liú, fán shì dōu yào biāo xīn lì yì, jié guǒ cháng cháng bèi rén yì lùn.
  He doesn't want to follow the crowd and insists on being unconventional in everything, which often gets him talked about.