格物致知

gé wù zhì zhī

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 格物致知

• 格 格 gé: square
• 致 致 zhì: (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite
• 格物 格物 gé wù: to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[lǐ xué]
• 物 物 wù: thing
• 知 知 zhī: to know