流派 (liúpài): school (of thought)

Measure Word

一个流派 gè

Meanings

1 school (of thought)
2 genre
3 style
4 tributary stream

Characters

faction, school, style

Examples

HSK 3

中国武术有很多不同的流派。

Zhōngguó wǔshù yǒu hěnduō bùtóng de liúpài.

Chinese martial arts has many different schools.

HSK 4

这首歌属于流行音乐流派。

Zhè shǒu gē shǔyú liúxíng yīnyuè liúpài.

This song belongs to the pop music genre.

HSK 4

他研究各种文学流派。

Tā yánjiū gèzhǒng wénxué liúpài.

He studies various literary schools.

Tips

memory

Think of 流 (flow) + 派 (faction/dispatch): a current that branches off - a school or style that flows from a common source.

Stroke Order

流 liú

派 pài

Related Words

派 pài HSK 3 #559

tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / style; manner / to send; to dispatch; to allocate; to appoint / classifier for factions, groups / classifier for a scene, atmosphere, sound, or demeanor / pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio / pie

流 liú HSK 2 #1,621

to flow / current; stream

一派 yīpài #10,734

a school of (thought) / a faction / a scene of

学派 xuépài #29,746

school of thought / academic school

流放 liúfàng #4,961

to exile / to banish / banishment

流氓 liúmáng HSK 7-9 #3,375

hooligan / rogue / scoundrel

流行 liúxíng HSK 2 #3,041

流浪汉 liúlànghàn #5,538

vagrant / tramp / homeless person

流血 liúxuè HSK 7-9 #2,734

to bleed / to shed blood

流浪 liúlàng HSK 7-9 #5,847

to wander / to roam / to be homeless