流派 (liú pài) — school (of thought, art, literature, music, etc.); tributary (of a river)

Definition

流派 groups thinkers, artists, or writers who share a style or approach into a 'school' — distinct from 支流, which refers only to a river tributary sharing the same 流水-root.

noun
school (of thought, art, literature, music, etc.)tributary (of a river)
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Examples

  • 流派
    Zhè ge huà jiā kāi chuàng le zì jǐ de yì shù liú pài.
    This painter founded his own school of art.
  • 流派
    Zài wén xué pī píng zhōng, xīn liú pài bú duàn dì yǒng xiàn.
    In literary criticism, new schools keep emerging.
  • 流派
    Zhè tiáo dà hé de liú pài yǒu jǐ shí tiáo.
    This big river has dozens of tributaries.

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