知 书 达 理

zhī shū dá lǐdictionary entry

educated and well-balanced (idiom)

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Original source entry:

知書達理知书达理 [zhi1 shu1 da2 li3] /educated and well-balanced (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 知書達理

知
zhī
to know / to be aware
书
shū
book / letter / document / CL:本[běn],冊|册[cè],部[bù] / to write
Shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]
达
dá
to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent
Dá
surname Da
理
lǐ
texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

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