格物致知

gé wù zhì zhī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end

Child Words of 格物致知

格
gé

square

致
zhì

(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite

格物
gé wù

to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[lǐ xué]

物
wù

thing

知
zhī

to know