理学 (lǐ xué) — (historical) the School of Principle in Neo-Confucian philosophy; natural science (especially in degree names)
Definition
理学 has two unrelated senses: (1) the Neo-Confucian 'School of Principle' (理学) in Song-Ming philosophy, and (2) 'natural science' as in degree names like 理学博士. Same word, different fields — context tells you which.
noun
(historical) the School of Principle in Neo-Confucian philosophynatural science (especially in degree names)
Examples
- 。Sòng míng lǐ xué duì zhōng guó wén huà yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism had a great influence on Chinese culture.
- 理学。Tā huò dé le lǐ xué bó shì xué wèi.He obtained a Doctor of Science degree.
- 理学、。lǐ xué Bāo kuò wù lǐ, huà xué děng xué kē.Natural science includes physics, chemistry, and other subjects.
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