格物致知

Mandarin · pinyin gé wù zhì zhī

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  1. to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
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格
gé · pattern, standard, form; style
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
致
zhì · send, deliver, present; cause
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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2–4–4–1 · ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1

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gaak3 mat6 zi3 zi1

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格物致知 · ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1
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Exact source record格物致知 格物致知 [ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1] /to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end/