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格物穷理
gé​wù​qióng​lǐ

to study the nature of things

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 格物 gé​wù
    to study phenomena
    To investigate the principles and laws of things; to gain knowledge by exploring the physical world
  2. 穷理 窮理 qióng​lǐ
    to probe the nature of things
    to investigate or trace the underlying principles of things to their very root