"break the mold" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打破常规
• 打破模式

Definition

以全新的方式做事，打破以往的做法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

成语，多用于称赞创新或与众不同，可用于正式或非正式场合。不能字面理解为打碎模具。常见用法为'break the mold of...'

Examples

She wanted to break the mold and start her own company.

她想**打破常规**，自己创业。

This artist really breaks the mold with her new work.

这位艺术家的新作真的**打破了常规**。

The new law breaks the mold of traditional thinking.

新法律**打破了传统模式**。

If you want to succeed, you have to break the mold sometimes.

如果你想成功，有时候必须**打破常规**。

That chef really broke the mold with his unusual recipes.

那位厨师用他不寻常的配方真的**打破了常规**。

No one expected her to break the mold, but she did, and now everyone is talking about her project.

没人想到她会**打破常规**，但她做到了，现在大家都在谈论她的项目。