Which is better, classical Chinese or Chinese studies?

1. Classical Chinese and traditional culture First of all, learning classical Chinese is an important way to inherit the traditional culture of the motherland, which can help us understand some historical knowledge, literary knowledge and social life knowledge and enhance our ability to understand society and things.

Secondly, ancient Chinese is the basis of modern Chinese and the "source"; Modern Chinese is the inheritance and development of ancient Chinese, and it is a kind of "flow". They are different stages of the development of the same language, not two languages. Many words in classical Chinese are still preserved in modern Chinese. For example, Shen Fu, a writer in Qing Dynasty, is still using modern Chinese. Therefore, learning classical Chinese can enrich our language warehouse and improve our language level.

Classical Chinese is an ancient written language, but it comes from ancient spoken language, and modern Chinese also comes from ancient spoken language. The similarities between the two are primary and the differences are secondary, so it is not difficult to learn. We should have confidence in learning classical Chinese well.

How to learn classical Chinese well? The key to learning classical Chinese well is to cultivate a sense of language. There are "three elements" to cultivate a sense of language:

First of all, you must be familiar with reciting texts before you can be familiar with the expressions and language habits of classical Chinese. Reading aloud is a traditional learning method in China. As the saying goes, "read a book a hundred times and you will understand its meaning." Classical Chinese is concise and elegant, which is a good material for learning a language. Many great writers have profound language skills, which is due to their familiar reading and reciting of ancient Chinese. For example, when Ba Jin was 12 or 13 years old, he could recite China's ancient literary classics by heart, and Wu Han had already recited the Three Character Classics before he was 13 years old.

Second, we should use our own heart to understand, with the aim of integrating "speech" and "meaning" and knowing "meaning" by looking at "speech". How to do this? As mentioned above, classical Chinese and modern Chinese are in the same strain, and many words and meanings are interlinked. For example, the "period" in Chen Taiqiu and his friends means "agreement", which is consistent with the meaning of "period" in modern Chinese. For another example, the word "name" in "Can't tell a place" ("Kouji") is similar to the meaning of "name" in modern Chinese, and both mean "speaking". Only by understanding with your heart can you know what you are saying and what you mean, which is very important for learning classical Chinese.

Third, we should actively accumulate vocabulary in order to master the expression tools of classical Chinese. For example, the understanding of generic words, the understanding of the usage of function words such as "zhi", "qi" and "yi", and the ancient and modern changes in the meaning of words.

Learn and summarize, accumulate constantly, and you can master the law. Mastering the rules will make it much easier to learn classical Chinese well.

It is not difficult to learn classical Chinese. As long as we build up confidence, master the rules and step by step, we can achieve the goal stipulated in the curriculum standard, that is, we can read simple and easy classical Chinese.

2. China's ancient literature is a national study, but regardless of the times. For example, China's ancient literature in the pre-Qin period was a national study, so it was also a national study in the Qing Dynasty, which can be translated as "Guo Xue" or "Sinology". Nowadays, the traditional Chinese studies generally refer to a unique and complete cultural and academic system based on pre-Qin classics and hundred schools of thought, including Confucian classics in Han Dynasty, metaphysics in Wei and Jin Dynasties, Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties, Han Fu in the same period, parallel prose in Six Dynasties, poems in Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuan Qu and novels in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and historiography of past dynasties. Therefore, in a broad sense, China's ancient and modern culture and scholarship include China's ancient history, thought, philosophy, geography, politics, economy, painting and calligraphy, music, Yi-ology, martial arts, medicine, astrology, architecture and so on. They are all involved in Chinese studies.

The so-called Chinese studies now include China's ancient thoughts, philosophy, science, technology, history, geography, politics, economy, calligraphy and painting, music, martial arts, medicine, astrology, architecture and many other aspects. The name of "Sinology" began in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, European and American academics entered China under the names of "New Learning" and "Western Learning". In contrast, people call China's inherent knowledge "old learning", "middle school" or "national studies".

Sinology can also refer to China's ancient theory. Among them, the pre-Qin philosophers are the representatives, and their thoughts and theories have far-reaching influence on the traditional culture of China. They formed the thoughts of military strategists, legalists, Mohists, Confucianists and Taoists. These thoughts discuss how to govern the country from different aspects.

Classical Chinese is better than vernacular Chinese. Which is more conducive to the spread of China culture, classical Chinese or vernacular Chinese? In fact, I didn't have any opinions on this issue at first. I used to think it didn't matter what I used, so I just let it go.

However, since I watched The Beginning of the Great Rejuvenation, there has been a braid Old Master Q or a foreign language teacher. What he said was very incisive and thought-provoking. Looking at his refutation with Chen Duxiu and others, I think what Chen Duxiu and others said is so pale and powerless. Take the classic example of telegraph. It is mentioned in the film that if people refuse to send electricity, there is no way to say it in classical Chinese and no way in vernacular Chinese.

In fact, this is completely playing with the concept of stealing and confusing logic. How many meanings does powerlessness contain? It can be humility, euphemism, respect and so on. And what does the ridiculous' can't do it' mean? Just a cold refusal. You want the person who receives your reply to be treated with such enthusiasm. This is not asking for trouble. Since then, you have lost a friend and gained an enemy. When you are killed, he will only throw a person or stand by when he falls down.

Then, what's good about vernacular Chinese except that one word is missing? At least this so-called popular example, which is highly praised by the New Culture Movement, seems ironic to me. Not that the vernacular is not good. In fact, most of our ancient folk use vernacular Chinese, and classical Chinese is the patent of literati, but their vernacular Chinese is more than our classical Chinese, and vernacular Chinese is more than classical Chinese.

The historical reason for advocating vernacular Chinese at that time was that universal education was realized, which made it easier for people to accept and learn. However, the more important reason is that it is convenient to learn foreign culture. Nowadays, the names of many items are transliterated directly. Therefore, the historical condition at that time was that if we did not learn from foreign countries, the national hope was slim. What the old gentleman said is very reasonable.

Throughout ancient and modern times, the systems of all countries have developed from the traditional culture passed down. But at that time, China was weak, and in an emergency, the necessary sacrifice was excusable.

At that time, classical Chinese was destroyed and traditional ideas were destroyed. But these treasures handed down by China for thousands of years have no essence except the feudal part. Yes, but the revolutionary task was to destroy the old things. As for good and bad, only future generations, that is, we can tell the difference. For Xiao Li, with every change of the ancient dynasty in China, a large number of precious documents were lost and destroyed due to the war.

This is not something that two people can change. Chen Duxiu and others just happened to meet, not because they led the historical change, but because they led the historical choice. As for good or bad, in fact, today, why are our Chinese classes getting more and more boring, but there is no obvious difference in students' Chinese scores, and writers in China are getting more and more dull.

It has something to do with the lack of foundation of vernacular Chinese. Nowadays, online novels are very popular, and the vernacular is extreme, even with the theme of swearing. In fact, as long as it is a dialogue, it is swearing.

Isn't this the sorrow of literature? Sadly, we accepted it. It's easier said than done. Although classical Chinese is very good, it takes more than ten times of time and energy to change it. Making this choice requires bold leadership. This is like 1905 announcing the abolition of the imperial examination system. You want students who are still learning vernacular Chinese to learn classical Chinese directly. Although we all learn one or two pieces of classical Chinese, we are all unilateral professors. How many students can fully understand the article by themselves? China's conservative thought is also very deep, and how big the sudden change and rebound can be imagined.

There are always people who think they are lofty who come out to defend the Tao. However, I wonder if you have noticed that there are more and more classical Chinese in our Chinese textbooks. In fact, teachers are mainly in classical Chinese, and perhaps our education department is also making progress.

When our economy surpasses other countries, when we realize that foreign things are not as good as ours, and when our creation is ahead of the world again, then our suits and ties can be thrown away directly, because the world will imitate us.