学派 (xuépài): school of thought

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一个学派 gè

Rújiā hé Dàojiā shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de liǎng gè xuépài.

Confucianism and Taoism are two of the most important schools of thought in China.

Bùtóng xuépài duì zhège wèntí yǒu jiérán bùtóng de kànfǎ.

Different schools of thought have completely different views on this question.

memory

学 = study/learning, 派 = school/faction/branch. A 学派 is literally a 'branch of learning' — the intellectual equivalent of a clan or sect.

学 xué

派 pài