门派

門派
ménpài
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 sect
  2. 2 school (of martial arts or thought)
  3. 3 faction

Examples

Shàolín, Wǔdāng shì wǔxiá xiǎoshuō lǐ zuì yǒumíng de ménpài.
Shaolin and Wudang are the most famous sects in wuxia novels.
Tā bài rù míng ménpài xuéyì.
He entered a famous school as a disciple to study the art.

Tips

culture
Core wuxia vocabulary. Every school has a 掌门 (sect leader), a set of 武功 (techniques), and rules about 拜师 (accepting a master). Extended metaphorically to academic schools (学术门派) or political factions.

Stroke Order

mén
pài