jīng
diǎn

HSK 4
common

Meaning of 经典

经典 means classic; canonical work; authoritative text; scripture; religious canon; fundamental doctrine. Pronounced jīng diǎn. HSK 4.

  • classic; canonical work; authoritative text
  • scripture; religious canon; fundamental doctrine
  • authoritative; canonical; definitive

Definitions & Examples

shēng
lǎn
jīng
diǎn
 
xué
shí
yuān
 

He spent his life reading widely among the classics, amassing profound knowledge.

 
Lún
 
shì
jiā
xiǎng
de
zhòng
yào
jīng
diǎn
 

The Analects is an important classic of Confucian thought.

Zhè
shì
běn
wén
xué
jīng
diǎn
 
zhí
fǎn
yuè
 

This is a literary classic worth reading over and over.