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格致

Mandarin · pinyin gé zhì

to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知 gé wù zhì zhī)
word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
致: zhì · send, deliver, present; cause

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2–4 · ge2 zhi4

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noun

(literary) style; elegance
(dated) natural science subjects, such as physics and chemistry

verb

(literary) short for 格物致知

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