Whilst it mainstreamed the Taoist concepts of chi, yin and yang, and tai-chi, Neo-Confucianism also took a turn for the worse, taking a more hierarchical view of society.

• 理学虽然把道教概念比如气、阴阳、太极也转向更糟糕的地方，采取了更加具有等级差别的社会观。