文学流派 (wénxué liúpài) — literary movement, school
HSK 5 | n | a group of writers sharing common aesthetic principles or historical context
文学流派 (wénxué liúpài)
文学流派 refers to a school or movement in literature defined by shared ideology, style, or historical period. Unlike 风格 (fēnggé), which describes an individual writer's style, 流派 implies a collective identity. The term is standard in academic and critical discourse about literary history.
Meanings
- [n] literary movement; literary school; a grouping of writers united by shared aesthetic or ideological principles
Example Sentences
浪漫主义是十九世纪欧洲最重要的文学流派之一。 Làngmàn zhǔyì shì shíjiǔ shìjì Ōuzhōu zuì zhòngyào de wénxué liúpài zhī yī. Romanticism is one of the most important literary movements in nineteenth-century Europe.
研究中国现代文学时，我们必须了解各种文学流派的特点。 Yánjiū Zhōngguó xiàndài wénxué shí, wǒmen bìxū liǎojiě gèzhǒng wénxué liúpài de tèdiǎn. When studying modern Chinese literature, we must understand the characteristics of various literary schools.
这位作家的风格独特，很难将他归入任何一个文学流派。 Zhè wèi zuòjiā de fēnggé dútè, hěn nán jiāng tā guīrù rènhé yī gè wénxué liúpài. This writer's style is so distinctive that it is hard to place him within any single literary movement.
现实主义文学流派强调忠实地反映社会现实。 Xiànshí zhǔyì wénxué liúpài qiángdiào zhōngshí de fǎnyìng shèhuì xiànshí. The realist literary school emphasizes faithfully reflecting social reality.
不同的文学流派在创作手法和主题选择上存在明显差异。 Bùtóng de wénxué liúpài zài chuàngzuò shǒufǎ hé zhǔtí xuǎnzé shàng cúnzài míngxiǎn chāyì. Different literary movements show clear differences in creative technique and thematic choice.
这篇论文分析了二十世纪初中国文学流派的形成与演变。 Zhè piān lùnwén fēnxī le èrshí shìjì chū Zhōngguó wénxué liúpài de xíngchéng yǔ yǎnbiàn. This thesis analyzes the formation and evolution of Chinese literary schools in the early twentieth century.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 形成文学流派 | to form a literary movement |
| 属于某一文学流派 | to belong to a certain literary school |
| 现实主义文学流派 | the realist literary movement |
| 文学流派的特征 | characteristics of a literary school |
| 研究文学流派 | to study literary movements |
Usage Notes
文学流派 is a formal compound used primarily in academic writing, literary criticism, and education. It combines 文学 (literature) and 流派 (school, current, faction). The word 流派 alone can refer to schools in other arts (music, painting) or even martial arts, but 文学流派 is specific to literature. In casual conversation, speakers might just say 派别 (pàibié) or use the name of the movement directly.
When discussing specific movements, the pattern is usually [movement name] + 文学流派, e.g., 浪漫主义文学流派. This compound rarely takes measure words; you say 一个文学流派 or 各种文学流派.
Memory Hook
流 means "flow" like a river current — imagine different literary currents (流派) flowing through the river of 文学 (literature).