school of thought; academic school
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school of thought; academic school; faction
Used in academic and intellectual contexts to describe groups with distinct theoretical approaches within the same discipline (e.g., the Chicago School of economics, the Frankfurt School of critical theory). Often translates simply as 'school' in English.
Tā他
shì是
Zhī芝
jiā加
gē哥
xué学
pài派
de的
dài代
biǎo表
rén人
wù物
。
He is a representative figure of the Chicago School.
Rú儒
jiā家
xué学
pài派
duì对
Zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
yǐng影
xiǎng响
shēn深
yuǎn远
。
The Confucian school has had a profound influence on Chinese culture.
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Zài在
zhè这
ge个
lǐng领
yù域
cún存
zài在
duō多
gè个
bù不
tóng同
de的
xué学
pài派
。
There exist multiple different schools of thought in this field.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
xué学
pài派
zhī之
jiān间
de的
zhēng争
lùn论
chí持
xù续
le了
shù数
shí十
nián年
。
The debate between these two schools has lasted for decades.