知行合一
zhī​xíng​hé​yī

unity of knowledge and action

  • created sense approved 知行合一 · zhī​xíng​hé​yī · unity of knowledge and action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    知行 (literal) → 知行 · zhī​xíng · knowledge and action 合一 (literal) → 合一 · hé​yī · to be unified

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