独尊儒术 dú zūn rú shù

honor Confucianism only; reject other schools

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)

Characters

Character Meaning
独 dú HSK 5
alone; only; independent
尊 zūn HSK 4
to respect; to honor; senior
儒 rú HSK 6
Confucian; scholar
术 shù HSK 4
method; technique