格物致知 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge ; pursuing knowledge to the end

Character by character

• 格géform, pattern, standard
• 物wùthing, substance, matter; creature
• 致zhìto send; to present, to deliver; to cause; consequ
• 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend

Idioms sharing a character

• 格格不入 gé gé bù rù
• 格杀勿论 gé shā wù lùn
• 独树一格 dú shù yī gé
• 价廉物美 jià lián wù měi
• 博物洽闻 bó wù qià wén
• 厚德载物 hòu dé zài wù
• 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù
• 地大物博 dì dà wù bó
• 待人接物 dài rén jiē wù
• 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù

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