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Madhyamaka (Buddhism); meso-; intermediate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

Madhyamaka; the Middle Way school of Buddhism

formal

Refers to the Buddhist philosophical school founded by Nāgārjuna, emphasizing the Middle Way between eternalism and nihilism.

Zhōng中
guān观
xué学
pài派
shì是
Yìn印
dù度
dà大
chéng乘
fó佛
jiào教
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
pài派
bié别
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Madhyamaka school is one of the main branches of Indian Mahayana Buddhism.

Lóng龙
shù树
pú菩
sà萨
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
zhōng中
guān观
de的
chuàng创
shǐ始
rén人
 。

Nāgārjuna Bodhisattva is considered the founder of the Madhyamaka school.

2.

adjective

meso-; mesoscopic; intermediate between micro and macro levels

formal

Technical term used in economics, sociology, physics, and urban studies to describe a middle level of analysis or scale between micro and macro.

Wén文
zhāng章
cóng从
wēi微
guān观
 、
zhōng中
guān观
 、
hóng宏
guān观
de的
jiǎo角
dù度
quán全
miàn面
jìn进
xíng行
le了
tǎo探
tǎn讨
 。

The article conducted a comprehensive discussion from micro, meso, and macro perspectives.

Zhōng中
guān观
jīng经
jì济
xué学
yán研
jiū究
qū区
yù域
hé和
chéng城
shì市
céng层
miàn面
de的
jīng经
jì济
xiàn现
xiàng象
 。

Meso-economics studies economic phenomena at the regional and urban levels.

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Zhōng中
guān观
chǐ尺
dù度
shàng上
de的
yán研
jiū究
néng能
gòu够
lián连
jiē接
gè个
tǐ体
xíng行
wéi为
yǔ与
zǒng总
tǐ体
qū趋
shì势
 。

Research at the meso-scale can connect individual behavior with aggregate trends.