kǎo​zhèng​xué

textual criticism

  • created sense approved 考证学/考證學 · kǎo​zhèng​xué · textual criticism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    考证学 / 考證學

    kǎo​zhèng​xué

    textual criticism

    the study and practice of investigating ancient texts, verifying evidence, and determining authenticity; also known as evidentiary scholarship

    考证 (literal) → 考证/考證 · kǎo​zhèng · verify 学 (bound) → 学/學 · xué · branch of learning

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    created sense