哲学不是书面上的学问，而是一种生活的方式。

Philosophy is not a written subject, but a way of life.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 哲学 zhéxué philosophy
=2 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=2 不是 bùshi fault; blame
3 书面 shūmiàn in writing; written
=4 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=4 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 学问 xuéwèn learning; knowledge; scholarship

classifier: 門
7 而是 érshì rather
8 一种 yīzhǒng one kind of; one type of
9 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
=10 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=10 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=10 的 dí really and truly
=10 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 方式 fāngshì way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)

classifier: 種