HSK · Level 72
60 words
Chinese word
国学
Pronunciation
Pinyinguó xué
Meaning
- nountraditional Chinese culture
Example
最近电视上有很多国学的节目。zuì jìn diàn shì shàng yǒu hěn duō guó xué de jié mù
There have been many programs about traditional Chinese culture on TV recently.
More examples
她从小就喜欢读国学经典。tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huān dú guó xué jīng diǎn
She has liked reading classics of traditional Chinese culture since she was little.
Core concept
A bridge between ancient Chinese texts and the traditional culture, values, and historical thinking they preserve.
Common phrases
国学研究guó xué yán jiū
research on traditional Chinese culture
国学经典guó xué jīng diǎn
classics of traditional Chinese culture
国学课程guó xué kè chéng
traditional Chinese culture course
Similar words
经典jīng diǎn: An important old book or the respected teachings and ideas found in it.
文献wén xiàn: An old document or written record used to study history and other subjects.
儒学rú xué: A school of thought and field of study based on Confucius's ideas about ethics and government.
Definition in Chinese
国学是研究中国古代经典与传统文化的学科与学问，侧重对儒家经典、古代文学与历史思想的阅读、注释与传播。guó xué shì yán jiū zhōng guó gǔ dài jīng diǎn yǔ chuán tǒng wén huà de xué kē yǔ xué wèn cè zhòng duì rú jiā jīng diǎn gǔ dài wén xué yǔ lì shǐ sī xiǎng de yuè dú zhù shì yǔ chuán bō
Word origin
The name combines 国 (guó, "nation") and 学 (xué, "learning"), giving the field a sense of studying the knowledge and traditions regarded as China's cultural inheritance.
Usage tips
- In modern Chinese media, 国学 (guóxué, "traditional Chinese culture studies") often appears in program titles for accessible cultural education, not only for university-level scholarship.
Other meanings
- Chinese classical studiesnoun
Opposites
- 西学xī xuéWestern studiesnoun
Related words
- 国学家guó xué jiātraditional Chinese culture scholarnoun
- 国学研究guó xué yán jiūresearch on traditional Chinese culturenoun