道学

道學
dàoxué
noun #31,484

Meanings

  1. 1 Daoxue / Neo-Confucianism (Song-Ming rationalist learning)
  2. 2 the study of Daoism
  3. 3 Confucian study of ethics

Examples

HSK 4
Tā duì dàoxué hěn yǒu yánjiū.
He has studied Neo-Confucian philosophy in depth.
HSK 6
Sòng dài dàoxué yòuchēng lǐxué.
Song dynasty Daoxue is also called Lixue (rationalism).

Tips

culture
In academic Chinese, 道学 most often refers to 宋明理学 - the Song-Ming Neo-Confucian movement of 周敦颐, 程颢/程颐, 朱熹, dominant until the end of the imperial era. Can also just mean 'study of the Dao'.

Stroke Order

dào
xué