世界观 (shì jiè guān) — worldview, world view | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

worldviewworld view

Examples

世界观。
Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de shì jiè guān.
Everyone has their own worldview.
世界观。
Bù tóng de wén huà huì xíng chéng bù tóng de shì jiè guān.
Different cultures form different worldviews.
世界观。
Tā de shì jiè guān shòu dào le zhé xué jiā de yǐng xiǎng.
His worldview was influenced by philosophers.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

世界

世shìworld界jièrealm

联合Coordinate

世界观 combines 世界 ('world') with 观 ('view'), naming one's overall outlook.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 觀; 观 is its simplified writing.

雚見觀

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn觀guān

Same sound today

The traditional form 觀 uses 見 (see) for meaning and 雚 for sound.

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