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独树一帜

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4-character word Traditional 獨樹一幟

What 独树一帜 means

1. lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
2. to stand out
3. to develop one's own school
4. to have attitude of one's own

The characters in 独树一帜

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 帜zhìflag