格物致知 — “To investigate things and acquire knowledge”
格物致知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate things and acquire knowledge”. To thoroughly study the principles of phenomena to achieve understanding. Literally, “Investigate things, achieve knowledge”.
格物致知 Pronunciation and Pinyin
格物致知 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 格物致知
More idioms starting with 格
- gé格bù不xiāng相rù入to be incompatible or at odds
- gé格yú于chéng成lì例constrained by established conventions
- gé格gǔ古tōng通jīn今knowledgeable about ancient and modern affairs
- gé格tiān天chè彻dì地profoundly move all things
- gé格shā杀bù不lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
- gé格shā杀wù勿lùn论kill without mercy or accountability
- gé格shā杀fú弗lùn论kill without mercy or legal consequence
- gé格shā杀wú无lùn论kill on the spot without trial
- gé格gé格bù不rù入incompatible or out of place
- gē格gē格bù不tǔ吐hesitant to speak fully
- gē格gē格bù不nà纳difficult to accept or reconcile
- gé格wù物qióng穷lǐ理investigate things and principles thoroughly
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Open the tool →Questions about 格物致知
What does 格物致知 mean?
格物致知 (gé wù zhì zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to investigate things and acquire knowledge”.
How do you pronounce 格物致知?
格物致知 is pronounced gé wù zhì zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 格物致知 literally mean?
Literally, 格物致知 means “Investigate things, achieve knowledge”. It is used to mean “to investigate things and acquire knowledge”.
What is the Chinese definition of 格物致知?
格：推究；致：求得。穷究事物原理，从而获得知识。