culture; scholars; intellectuals
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
culture; intellectual tradition; scholars
literaryLiterary or formal usage. Often used in phrases like 斯文扫地 (to lose all dignity) or 敬重斯文 (to respect scholars).
Jìng敬
zhòng重
sī斯
wén文
Respect scholars and culture.
Sī斯
wén文
sǎo扫
dì地
To lose all dignity; to be thoroughly disgraced (literally: to sweep the scholars to the ground).
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Tā他
jìng敬
zhòng重
sī斯
wén文
，
duì对
dú读
shū书
rén人
gé格
wài外
kè客
qi气
。
He respects scholars and is especially polite to educated people.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
jìng径
jiǎn简
zhí直
ràng让
sī斯
wén文
sǎo扫
dì地
。
Such behavior simply brings disgrace to the intellectual tradition.