格物致知 — Chinese idiom
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
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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