通论

通論

tōnglùn

noun

Meanings

1 general theory / general survey
2 well-rounded argument
3 treatise covering a whole field

Characters

general / comprehensive

theory / treatise

Examples

凯恩斯的《就业、利息和货币通论》是经济学经典。

Kǎi'ēnsī de “Jiùyè, Lìxī hé Huòbì Tōnglùn” shì jīngjìxué jīngdiǎn.

Keynes's General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is an economics classic.

这本书是中国文学通论。

Zhè běn shū shì Zhōngguó wénxué tōnglùn.

This book is a general survey of Chinese literature.

Tips

usage

Most often appears in book titles meaning 'a general / comprehensive treatise on X'. The standard Chinese rendering of Keynes's General Theory uses 通论, which fixed the term in modern Chinese academic usage.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

论 lùn