Lǐ xué

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Source form: 理學 / 理学
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Chéng Hào], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Chéng Yí] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhū xī])
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理學 理学 [Li3 xue2] /School of Principle/Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢[Cheng2 Hao4], Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐[Cheng2 Yi2] and Zhu Xi 朱熹[Zhu1 xi1])/

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lǐ xué

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Source form: 理學 / 理学
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
science
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

理學 理学 [li3 xue2] /science/

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