有破有立 meaning in Chinese
overthrow certain things and establish others; there is both destruction and construction
Examples
- By those , we argue that zhang zhan blended various thinkings harmoniously in his theory but failed to spread out the profundity of the principles in order to decide afresh the position of him in the history of chinese philosophy
对玄学的发展而言，张湛之学有破有立，唯其在义理开展的深度上仍嫌不足，实不宜断然否定或肯定其说。