What Does "致知在格物" (zhì zhī zài gé wù) Mean?

zhì致zhī知zài在gé格wù物

The extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E40

Clip Timestamp

34:19

TMDB ID

292696

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	欲正其心者先诚其意欲诚其意者先致其知	yù zhèng qí xīn zhě xiān chéng qí yì yù chéng qí yì zhě xiān zhì qí zhī	Those who wished to rectify their minds. First, made their intentions sincere. Those who wished to make their intentions sincere. (Lishan Academy) First, extended their knowledge.
2▶	致知在格物	zhì zhī zài gé wù	The extension of knowledge lies in the investigation of things.
3	夜再长	yè zài zhǎng	(The night may be long,)

More Clips From Episode

Total 157 clips (Page 4 of 8)

太后您坐的时间太久了要么躺着休息一下

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太后您坐的时间太久了要么躺着休息一下

tài hòu nín zuò de shí jiān tài jiǔ le yào me tǎng zhe xiū xī yī xiàYour Majesty. You've been sitting too long. You should lie down and rest.

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你应该有些话想要跟我说

nǐ yīng gāi yǒu xiē huà xiǎng yào gēn wǒ shuōyou have something to say to me.

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我没有什么话想同太后说

wǒ méi yǒu shén me huà xiǎng tóng tài hòu shuōI have nothing to say to you.

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我对你母亲有愧

wǒ duì nǐ mǔ qīn yǒu kuìI owe your mother.

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你不想替她讨个说法吗

nǐ bù xiǎng tì tā tǎo gè shuō fǎ maDon't you want to seek justice for her?

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心中有四个想要除掉的人

xīn zhōng yǒu sì gè xiǎng yào chú diào de rénI had four people in mind I wanted to eliminate.

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那你为何不杀我

nà nǐ wèi hé bù shā wǒThen why didn't you kill me?

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杀了你我也走不出去

shā le nǐ wǒ yě zǒu bù chū qùif I killed you, I couldn't have escaped.

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寒门亦可登庙堂

hán mén yì kě dēng miào tángand even those from humble origins can ascend to the court.

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我比先帝如何

wǒ bǐ xiān dì rú héhow do I compare to the late emperor?

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我以女子之身临朝

wǒ yǐ nǚ zǐ zhī shēn lín cháoI rule as a woman.

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不是血染丹墀

bú shì xuè rǎn dān chístained with blood on the palace steps.

因修官道要最快捷的路线百姓不肯离乡

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因修官道要最快捷的路线百姓不肯离乡

yīn xiū guān dào yào zuì kuài jié de lù xiàn bǎi xìng bù kěn lí xiāngFastest route was required to build the road. Yet the people refused to leave,

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这便是你所谓的仁义

zhè biàn shì nǐ suǒ wèi de rén yìThis is your so-called benevolence.

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是利国利民之策

shì lì guó lì mín zhī cèbenefits the nation and the people.

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是他们不识大体

shì tā men bù shí dà tǐThey failed to see the bigger picture.

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可你却选择最迅捷

kě nǐ què xuǎn zé zuì xùn jiéBut you chose the fastest,

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总是要有取舍

zǒng shì yào yǒu qǔ shěSomeone has to make sacrifice.

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可助你登临大位你所要的盛世

kě zhù nǐ dēng lín dà wèi nǐ suǒ yào de shèng shìto help you ascend to the throne. The prosperous era you seek

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也坐得稳那把椅子

yě zuò dé wěn nà bǎ yǐ zito get and secure the throne.