杂家

雜家
Zájiā
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Miscellaneous School (eclectic school of the Warring States)
  2. 2 a generalist / dabbler

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zájiā zhǔzhāng bó cǎi zhòngjiā zhī cháng.
The Miscellaneous School advocated drawing on the strengths of all schools.
HSK 7-9
《 Lǚ shì Chūnqiū 》 shì Zájiā de dàibiǎozuò.
The Lüshi Chunqiu is the representative work of the Miscellaneous School.

Tips

culture
One of the 诸子百家. Its hallmark is synthesis, not a single doctrine. 吕不韦 Lü Buwei's 《吕氏春秋》 explicitly merges Confucian, Daoist, Legalist and Mohist ideas. Today 杂家 can also colloquially mean 'a jack of all trades'.

Stroke Order

杂 zá
家 jiā