jiā

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Meaning of 杂家

杂家 means Eclectic School (pre-Qin philosophical school synthesizing various doctrines); person with broad but superficial knowledge; jack-of-all-trades; generalist. Pronounced zá jiā.

  • Eclectic School (pre-Qin philosophical school synthesizing various doctrines)
  • person with broad but superficial knowledge; jack-of-all-trades; generalist

Definitions & Examples

jiā
shì
zhàn
guó
zhì
qín
hàn
shí
de
zhòng
yào
xué
pài
 

The Eclectic School was an important school of thought during the late Warring States to Qin-Han periods.

 
shì
chūn
qiū
 
shì
jiā
de
dài
biǎo
zuò
 

Lüshi Chunqiu is the representative work of the Eclectic School.

jiā
jiān
 
míng
 
shè
le
zhū
bǎi
jiā
de
xiǎng
 

The Eclectic School combined Confucianism and Mohism, synthesized Logicism and Legalism, and absorbed ideas from various philosophers.