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title: "Zhexue Meaning: 哲学 (zhéxué) Means “philosophy”"
description: "哲学 (traditional 哲學, zhéxué) means “philosophy”. Hear its tones, see what 哲 and 学 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhexue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 哲学 mean?

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哲学 zhéxué

## philosophy

## Its characters

1. 哲 zhé philosophy (short for 哲学)
2. 学 xué to study

## In a sentence

他在大学学哲学。 He studies philosophy at university.

这几行字，后来成了中国**哲学**史上最有名的段落之一。

From [庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuangzi-butterfly-dream-meaning#library-word-107-109)

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## More words with 哲 or 学

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- [放学 fàngxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangxue)
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- [奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangxuejin)
- [教学 jiàoxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoxue)
- [开学 kāixué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaixue)
- [科学 kēxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kexue)

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