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idealism in Chinese

idealism in Chinese is 唯心主義 — idealism means the tendency to hold high, sometimes unrealistic, principles or hopes about how things should be.

idealism in Chinese

唯心主義
noun
Pronounced: wéi xīn zhǔ yì
(philosophy) An approach to philosophical enquiry, which asserts that direct and immediate knowledge can only be had of ideas or mental pictures.

What does "idealism" mean?

  1. noun The tendency to hold high, sometimes unrealistic, principles or hopes about how things should be.
    "Her idealism made her want to fix every problem in the world at once."
  2. noun In philosophy, the view that reality is fundamentally shaped by or dependent on the mind and its ideas.
    "Berkeley's idealism argued that objects only exist as far as they are perceived."
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idealism in a sentence

  • Her idealism made her want to fix every problem in the world at once.
  • Berkeley's idealism argued that objects only exist as far as they are perceived.

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What is "idealism" in Chinese?

"idealism" in Chinese is 唯心主義. idealism means: The tendency to hold high, sometimes unrealistic, principles or hopes about how things should be.

How do you pronounce 唯心主義?

"idealism" in Chinese is 唯心主義, pronounced "wéi xīn zhǔ yì".

How do you use "idealism" in a sentence?

Example: "Her idealism made her want to fix every problem in the world at once." In Chinese, "idealism" is 唯心主義.

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