格致

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to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge, abbr. for 格物致知, word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

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格緻|格致 [gé zhì] ► to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge ► abbr. for ↑格物致知 [gé wù zhì zhī] ► word for Western natural sciences during late Qing