branch of a river; school of thought; genre
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
branch of a river; tributary
literaryUsed literally in geography or literary descriptions of rivers.
Cháng长
Jiāng江
yǒu有
wú无
shù数
tiáo条
dà大
dà大
xiǎo小
xiǎo小
de的
liú流
pài派
。
The Yangtze River has countless large and small tributaries.
Zhè这
tiáo条
xiǎo小
hé河
shì是
Zhū珠
Jiāng江
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
liú流
pài派
zhī之
yī一
。
This small river is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River.
noun
school of thought; genre; sect; style
neutralCommonly used to describe different schools, genres, or sects within art, literature, philosophy, music, martial arts, etc.
Jīng京
jù剧
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
bù不
tóng同
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
liú流
pài派
。
Beijing opera has many different performance schools.
Zài在
zhé哲
xué学
shǐ史
shàng上
，
Rú儒
jiā家
hé和
Dào道
jiā家
shì是
liǎng两
dà大
zhǔ主
yào要
liú流
pài派
。
In the history of philosophy, Confucianism and Taoism are two major schools of thought.
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Tā他
de的
huà画
fēng风
zì自
chéng成
yī一
pài派
，
bù不
shǔ属
yú于
rèn任
hé何
xiàn现
yǒu有
liú流
pài派
。
His painting style is unique and does not belong to any existing genre.
Wǔ武
shù术
jiè界
mén门
pài派
lín林
lì立
，
liú流
pài派
fán繁
duō多
。
The martial arts world is full of sects and numerous schools.