博物 (bó wù) — natural science, natural history; (literary) erudite, broadly knowledgeable
Definition
博物 means 'natural history / natural science' in modern usage (e.g. 博物馆 'museum'). As a literary adjective it means 'broadly learned, erudite' — similar to 博学 but more bookish.
noun
natural sciencenatural history(literary) eruditebroadly knowledgeable
Examples
- 博物，。Tā duì bó wù hěn gǎn xìng qù, yóu qí xǐ huan yán jiū kūn chóng.He is very interested in natural science, especially in studying insects.
- 博物。Zhè běn shū xì tǒng de jiè shào le bó wù de jī běn zhī shi.This book systematically introduces the basics of natural history.
- ，，博物。Tā dú shū hěn duō, xué shí yuān bó, kān chēng bó wù jūn zǐ.He reads widely and is profoundly learned, truly an erudite gentleman.
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