Word: 格物 (géwù)

格物 dictionary entry

géwù: to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]; word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

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Example sentences using 格物

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在理学里，格物是学习的第一步。

Zài lǐxué lǐ, géwù shì xuéxí de dìyībù.

In neo-Confucianism, investigating things is the first step of learning.
晚清时，科学被称为格物。

Wǎnqīng shí, kēxué bèi chēngwéi géwù.

In the late Qing, science was called "gewu".