格物致知

gé wù zhì zhī

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 格物致知

square

(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite

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

thing

to know