gé
格物
investigate principles of things
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to investigate; to study; to probe into the principles of things
literaryUsed in classical or formal contexts, especially in Chinese philosophy. Part of the Confucian concept of "格物致知" (gewu zhizhi), meaning to investigate things to extend knowledge.
Rú儒
jiā家
qiáng强
diào调
tōng通
guò过
“
gé格
wù物
”
lái来
dá达
dào到
“
zhì致
zhī知
”
。
Confucianism emphasizes achieving knowledge through investigating things.
Gé格
wù物
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
tàn探
jiū究
shì事
wù物
běn本
yuán源
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Gewu is a method of probing the origin of things.
Show 3 more examplesShow fewer examples
Tā他
de的
yán研
jiū究
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
gé格
wù物
de的
jīng精
shén神
。
His research embodies the spirit of investigating principles.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
，
wéi为
xué学
zhī之
dào道
，
shǐ始
yú于
gé格
wù物
。
The ancients believed that the path of learning begins with the investigation of things.
Gé格
wù物
zhì致
zhī知
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
zhòng重
yào要
de的
rèn认
shi识
lùn论
mìng命
tí题
。
"Investigating things to extend knowledge" is an important epistemological proposition in ancient China.