jīng
shǐ

technical

Meaning of 经史子集

经史子集 means the four traditional bibliographic divisions (of Chinese literature). Pronounced jīng shǐ zǐ jí.

  • the four traditional bibliographic divisions (of Chinese literature)

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
dài
de
xué
 
běn
dōu
cǎi
yòng
jīng
shǐ
fēn
lèi
 

Ancient Chinese bibliography basically adopted the four-category classification system of Jing, Shi, Zi, and Ji.

 
quán
shū
 
jiù
shì
àn
zhào
jīng
shǐ
de
biān
zuǎn
de
 

The 'Complete Library of the Four Treasuries' was compiled according to the format of Jing, Shi, Zi, and Ji.

Zhè
 
yīng
gāi
guī
 
ér
fēi
jīng
 

This ancient text should be classified under the Zi category, not the Jing category.

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