唯物论

唯物論
wéiwùlùn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 materialism (philosophy)

Examples

HSK 5
Wéiwùlùn rènwéi shìjiè de běnzhì shì wùzhì.
Materialism holds that the world is, at bottom, matter.
HSK 7-9
Zhè chǎng biànlùn de jiāodiǎn shì wéiwùlùn hé wéixīnlùn de fēnqí.
The debate centered on the split between materialism and idealism.

Tips

mistakes
唯物论 and its synonym 唯物主义 name the philosophy only; the opposite is 唯心论 "idealism". Materialism in the everyday sense, caring too much about money and possessions, is 拜金主义 "money worship".

Stroke Order

唯 wéi
物 wù
论 lùn