西哲

xīzhé
noun #29,892

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Sūgélādǐ shì zuì wěidà de xīzhé zhīyī.
Socrates is one of the greatest Western philosophers.
HSK 7-9
Tā guǎngfàn yuèdú xīzhé zhùzuò, shēnshòu qǐfā.
He read extensively from Western philosophical works and was deeply inspired.

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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
zhé