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百家争鸣

bǎi jiā zhēng míng

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Definitions

  1. 1. a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

Words Containing 百家争鸣

百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

Child Words of 百家争鸣

家
jiā

home

争鸣
zhēng míng

to contend

鸣
míng

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

百
bǎi

hundred

百家
bǎi jiā

many schools of thought

争
zhēng

to strive for