西哲

xīzhé

noun #29,892

Meanings

1 Western philosopher
2 Western sage
3 great thinker of the West

Characters

wise; sage; philosopher

Examples

HSK 6

他广泛阅读西哲著作，深受启发。

Tā guǎngfàn yuèdú xīzhé zhùzuò, shēnshòu qǐfā.

He read extensively from Western philosophical works and was deeply inspired.

HSK 7-9

苏格拉底是最伟大的西哲之一。

Sūgélādǐ shì zuì wěidà de xīzhé zhīyī.

Socrates is one of the greatest Western philosophers.

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西哲 is a concise literary term for Western philosophers or sages, used especially in academic and literary writing. In contrast, 东哲 or 中国哲学家 refers to Chinese/Eastern philosophers.

Stroke Order

西 xī

哲 zhé