易经 (yì jīng) — the Book of Changes, a classic Chinese divination text and philosophical work
Definition
易经 (Yìjīng, 'Book of Changes') is an ancient Chinese classic used both for divination and as a philosophical work. As a proper title it has no close synonym within the HSK curriculum.
noun
the Book of Changesa classic Chinese divination text and philosophical work
Examples
- 易经，。Tā zuì jìn zài yán jiū yì jīng, xiǎng liǎo jiě qí zhōng de zhé xué sī xiǎng.He has been studying the Yijing recently, wanting to understand its philosophical ideas.
- 易经，。Hěn duō rén yòng yì jīng lái zhān bǔ, yù cè wèi lái de biàn huà.Many people use the Yijing for divination to predict future changes.
- 易经。yì jīng Shì zhōng guó gǔ dài zuì zhòng yào de wén xiàn zhī yī.The Yijing is one of the most important ancient Chinese texts.
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