Definition
现实主义 is a loanword from Japanese (现实主义, from English 'realism'). In Chinese, it primarily refers to realism in literature and art (depicting life truthfully without idealization), but also appears in political discourse (political realism in international relations). In PRC contexts, it is often contrasted with romanticism (浪漫主义) and carries associations with socialist realism (社会主义现实主义). As a noun, it combines with descriptors like 批判现实主义 (critical realism) and 魔幻现实主义 (magical realism).
n.
realism (in art, literature, or philosophy)political realism (realpolitik approach in international relations)
Examples
- 19现实主义。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō fǎnyìng le shíjiǔ shìjì de xiàn shí zhǔ yì fēnggé.This novel reflects the realist style of the 19th century.
- 现实主义。xiàn shí zhǔ yì zài dāngdài guójì guānxì zhōng réngrán shì yì zhǒng zhòngyào de lǐlùn.Realism remains an important theory in contemporary international relations.
- 现实主义，。Tā shì yí wèi jiāndìng de xiàn shí zhǔ yì zuòjiā, zuòpǐn miáoxiě shèhuì dǐcéng de shēnghuó.He is a firm realist writer; his works depict the lives of the bottom of society.
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