中体西用

zhōng tǐ xī yòng

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1. adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

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Child Words of 中体西用

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 西 西 xī: the West
• 体 体 tǐ: body