格致
格致
gé zhì
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge; abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]; word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
verb
Traditional: 格緻
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- (verb) to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge
- abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]
- word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
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Related Words
格物(gé wù)— to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]
→格物致知(gé wù zhì zhī)— to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
→以夷制夷(yǐ yí zhì yí)— to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
→启蒙(qǐ méng)— variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qi3 meng2]
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