汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 纵横家
纵横家 (縱橫家)
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]
战国时期一批从事政治活动的谋士,以审察时势﹑陈明利害的方法,以"合纵"﹑"连横"的主张,游说列国君主,对当时形势有一定影响,其代表人物为苏秦﹑张仪。苏秦主张合纵,合山东六国之力以抗秦。张仪主张连横,说六国以事秦。当时谋士一般分属合纵﹑连横两派,《汉书.艺文志》列为"九流"之一◇因称凭辩才进行政治活动者为"緃横家"。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

纵横家的哲学思想具有重要的学术价值。

The philosophical thinking of Political Strategists is very important in academic value.

战国时期,纵横家兴起,在历史的舞台上扮演了十分重要的角色。

Warring states period, the rise of political strategists in the history of the arena to play a very important role.

正是司马迁、刘向对待战国纵横家所述史事的不同态度和处理的不同方法成为决定二书在记载战国史实方面优劣的根本性原因。

The radical reason in appraising the two books in the historical facts was the authors attitude about the historical facts narrated by personates at War period.