别具一格
bié jù yī gé
having a style all its own
Character by character
别bié
separately
separately
具jù
have
have
一yī
one
one
格gé
style
style
Example
这家咖啡馆的设计别具一格。
This café's design has a style all its own.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Praise for design, architecture or writing.
Learn it in context
This idiom and thousands more are in Learn Chinese with Bao, with audio, pinyin and drills that make them stick.
Start the course free →