Abstract: Wing-tsit Chan is committed to the study of Chinese philosophy all his life. His authority of translation and study of Zhuism is based on his profound philosophical foundation, unique research approach and rigorous scholarship attitude. From the perspective of Bourdieu's sociology, he follows the dominant trend of the new Confucianism study in the American philosophical field, bringing his academic habits, social and cultural capital into full play, thus promoting Zhuism's acceptance and spread in the English world. It helps to maintain and consolidate the structural relations in the field of American philosophy. And in this process, he accumulates more social and cultural capitals to occupy a more favorable position in the game of the field.