流派

liúpài

noun #25,443

Measure Word

一个流派 gè

Meanings

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

Characters

faction, school, style

Examples

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.

中国武术有很多不同的流派。

Zhōngguó wǔshù yǒu hěn duō bùtóng de liúpài.

Chinese martial arts has many different schools.

他研究各种文学流派。

Tā yánjiū gè zhǒng 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