虚无主义 (xū wú zhǔ yì) — nihilism

Definition

Examples

• 许多年轻人被虚无主义所困扰，觉得生活没有意义。
  Xǔ duō nián qīng rén bèi xū wú zhǔ yì suǒ kùn rǎo, jué de shēng huó méi yǒu yì yì.
  Many young people are troubled by nihilism, feeling that life has no meaning.
• 他的作品充满了虚无主义的色彩，质疑一切传统价值。
  Tā de zuò pǐn chōng mǎn le xū wú zhǔ yì de sè cǎi, zhì yí yí qiè chuán tǒng jià zhí.
  His works are full of a nihilistic tone, questioning all traditional values.
• 在哲学史上，虚无主义是对启蒙理性的一种极端反应。
  Zài zhé xué shǐ shàng, xū wú zhǔ yì shì duì qǐ méng lǐ xìng de yì zhǒng jí duān fǎn yìng.
  In the history of philosophy, nihilism is an extreme reaction to Enlightenment rationalism.