格致
gé zhì
Pinyin

Definition

格致
 - 
gé zhì
  1. to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[gé wù zhì zhī])
  2. word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一致
yī zhì
  1. 1 unanimous
  2. 2 identical (views or opinions)
人格
rén gé
  1. 1 personality
  2. 2 integrity
  3. 3 dignity
价格
jià gé
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
导致
dǎo zhì
  1. 1 to lead to
  2. 2 to create
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to bring about
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (11)

和气致祥
hé qì zhì xiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) amiability leads to harmony
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
专心致志
zhuān xīn zhì zhì
  1. 1 with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
格格不入
gé gé bù rù
  1. 1 (idiom) inharmonious
  2. 2 incompatible
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
  1. 1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end