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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 格物致知
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 格物致知 | gé wù zhì zhī | - to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 101,975 | 82,470 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 格 | gé | - square - frame - rule - (legal) case - style - character - standard - pattern - (grammar) case - (classical) to obstruct - to hinder - (classical) to arrive - to come - (classical) to investigate - to study exhaustively |
| 物 | wù | - (bound form) thing - (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 致 | zhì | - (literary) to send; to transmit; to convey - (bound form) to cause; to lead to; consequently |
| 致 | zhì | - (bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite |
| 知 | zhī | - to know - to be aware |
Other Words Containing 格物致知
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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