Abstract: The top three nouns that appeared in the book Zhuangzi through the word frequency statistics of NEW RANK is Dao, all under heaven and sage. Hence it can be concluded that the focus center of Zhuangzi is the great way of the sage governs the world, that is, the way of “being sage inside while kingly outside”. Through combing the paradox of seclusion (隱逸) thought, “the fault of the sage” and the idea of “being sage inside while kingly outside”, we find what Zhuangzi opposes is the tool of state ruling — under the name of sage and act benevolence and righteousness but actually playing tricks. Consequently, the sage in Zhuangzi is wisdom instead of conspiracy, and the ultimate goal of “being sage inside while kingly outside” is to rule the state with the combination of the sage and the king by “doing nothing”(无為).

Key words: Zhuangzi, The sage, “Being sage inside while kingly outside” (內聖外王)