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知行
zhī​xíng

knowledge and action

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  • 知行合一 zhī​xíng​hé​yī unity of knowledge and action
    A philosophical concept established by the Ming Dynasty scholar [[王守仁|王守仁|wang2 shou3 ren2]], which argues that knowing and doing are inseparable; to know but not to act is equivalent to not truly knowing.