How to say “philosophy” in Chinese
philosophy
“Philosophy” in Chinese is 哲学, zhé xué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
哲学 is read zhé xué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 口 “mouth”; on top, 折 zhé hints at the reading.
Below, 子 “child”: it is the child who studies.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “哲学”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 哲学. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国哲学很重视人和自然的关系。ZhōngguózhéxuéhěnzhòngshìrénhézìrándeguānxìChinese philosophy places great importance on the relationship between people and nature.
- 他在大学学哲学tāzàidàxuéxuézhéxuéHe studies philosophy at university.
- 学哲学能提高思维能力xuézhéxuénéngtígāosīwéinénglìStudying philosophy improves your ability to think.
- 这是一部重要的哲学著作zhèshìyíbùzhòngyàodezhéxuézhùzuòThis is an important work of philosophy.
More words from the lesson “Philosophy and thinking”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “philosophy” in Chinese?
“Philosophy” in Chinese is 哲学, pinyin zhéxué.
What does 哲学 mean?
哲学 (zhéxué) means “philosophy”.
How do you write 哲学?
哲学 is 2 characters: 哲 (zhé) — wise; wisdom; 学 (xué) — study, learn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 哲学?
哲学 is read zhéxué. Tones: zhé — second tone, xué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“philosophy” in the lesson “Philosophy and thinking”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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