voluntarism; metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華|叔本华[Shu1 ben3 hua2], that the essence of the world is willpower
trad. 唯意志論
Also written 唯意志論【wéi yì zhì lùn】
Characters in this word
4唯
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only, alone, -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15211 of 2500
意
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(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense, (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind, (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- Pinyin
- yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 8987 of 2500
志
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aspiration, ambition, the will
- Pinyin
- zhì
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 28262 of 2500
论
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abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
- Pinyin
- Lún
- Traditional
- 論
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 16222 of 2500