中体西用 in English Zhong1 ti3 Xi1 yong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

Simplified Characters

中 体 西 用

Traditional Characters

中 體 西 用

Pinyin

Zhong1 ti3 Xi1 yong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

中zhong1China 体ti3body 西xi1the West 用yong4to use