思潮 (sī cháo) — trend of thought, ideological trend

Definition

思潮 refers to a broad intellectual or ideological current sweeping through a society — a 'trend of thought' rather than a single idea. 思想 is the individual thought or ideology; 思潮 is the collective wave of such thought at a historical moment.

noun

trend of thoughtideological trend

Examples

，思潮。
Èr shí shì jì chū, gè zhǒng xīn sī cháo yǒng xiàn.
At the beginning of the 20th century, various new trends of thought emerged.
思潮。
Zhè zhǒng sī cháo yǐng xiǎng le zhěng zhěng yí dài rén.
This ideological trend influenced an entire generation.
思潮。
Tā de zhù zuò fǎn yìng le dāng shí de shè huì sī cháo.
His writings reflected the social trends of thought at that time.

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