学派 (xuépài): school of thought

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一个学派 gè

儒家和道家是中国最重要的两个学派。

Rújiā hé Dàojiā shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de liǎng gè xuépài.

Confucianism and Taoism are two of the most important schools of thought in China.

不同学派对这个问题有截然不同的看法。

Bùtóng xuépài duì zhège wèntí yǒu jiéránbùtóng de kànfǎ.

Different schools of thought have completely different views on this question.

memory

学 = study/learning, 派 = school/faction/branch. A 学派 is literally a 'branch of learning' — the intellectual equivalent of a clan or sect.

学 xué

派 pài