chapters and sentences; textual analysis; exegetics
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chapters and sentences (in ancient books); division of classical texts into sections and phrases
formalRefers to the structural division of classical Chinese texts into chapters (章) and sentences/clauses (句). Fundamental concept in classical philology.
Reading ancient books requires first understanding the chapters and sentences.
The teacher taught us how to divide texts into chapters and sentences.
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The chapters and sentences of this article are very neatly structured.
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exegetical study of classical texts; analysis and interpretation of ancient books (specifically Han dynasty philological method)
formalSpecifically refers to the Han dynasty scholastic method of analyzing classical Confucian texts through detailed philological and syntactic analysis. Often contrasted with broader 'meaning and principle' (义理) studies.
He is proficient in the study of textual analysis.
Han Dynasty scholars emphasized research on textual analysis.
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This book is a model of zhangju analysis.
Qing Dynasty evidential research inherited the Han Dynasty zhangju tradition.