Meaning of 百家争鸣
百家争鸣 means contention of a hundred schools of thought; flourishing of diverse academic views and debates; see also 'Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend'. Pronounced bǎi jiā zhēng míng.
- contention of a hundred schools of thought; flourishing of diverse academic views and debates
- see also 'Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend'
Definitions & Examples
Chūn春
qiū秋
Zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
sī思
xiǎng想
shǐ史
shàng上
bǎi百
jiā家
zhēng争
míng鸣
de的
huáng黄
jīn金
shí时
dài代
。
The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were a golden age of a hundred schools contending in the history of Chinese thought.
Wǒ我
men们
tí提
chàng倡
zài在
xué学
shù术
lǐng领
yù域
bǎi百
huā花
qí齐
fàng放
，
bǎi百
jiā家
zhēng争
míng鸣
。
We advocate letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend in the academic field.
Zhè这
cì次
yán研
tǎo讨
huì会
qì气
fēn氛
rè热
liè烈
，
gè各
zhǒng种
guān观
diǎn点
jiāo交
fēng锋
，
kān堪
chēng称
yī一
cì次
xiǎo小
xíng型
bǎi百
jiā家
zhēng争
míng鸣
。
The seminar was lively, with various viewpoints clashing, which could be called a small-scale contention of a hundred schools.
Hù互
lián联
wǎng网
shí时
dài代
，
gè各
zhǒng种
shēng声
yīn音
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
zhēng争
míng鸣
，
xíng形
chéng成
le了
xīn新
de的
bǎi百
jiā家
zhēng争
míng鸣
jú局
miàn面
。
In the internet age, various voices contend online, creating a new situation of a hundred schools contending.