Definition
博物 primarily refers to the natural sciences and natural history — the systematic study of the natural world. In modern Chinese, it appears most frequently in the compound 博物馆 ('museum'), and in 博物学 ('natural history' as a discipline). The word also carries a classical literary meaning: 'erudite, broadly knowledgeable,' used to describe a person with wide-ranging learning, though this sense is less common in everyday speech.
n.
natural sciencenatural history(literary) eruditebroadly knowledgeable
Examples
- 博物，。Tā duì bó wù hěn gǎn xìngqù, yóuqí xǐhuan yánjiū kūnchóng.He is very interested in natural science, especially in studying insects.
- 博物。Zhè běn shū xìtǒng de jièshào le bó wù de jīběn zhīshi.This book systematically introduces the basics of natural history.
- ，，博物。Tā dúshū hěn duō, xuéshí yuānbó, kānchēng bó wù jūnzǐ.He reads widely and is profoundly learned, truly an erudite gentleman.
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