Dàxué de xiàoxùn jiùshì bóxué'érdǔzhì, qièwèn'érjìnsī.
The university's motto is 'study broadly and hold firm; question earnestly and think close at hand.'
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From 《论语·子张》 (Analects, Zizhang 19:6), quoted from 子夏 (Zixia, Confucius' disciple): 博学而笃志，切问而近思，仁在其中矣 (study broadly and hold to your resolve, question earnestly and think close at hand - humaneness lies within this). Famously adopted as the motto of 复旦大学 (Fudan University, established 1905) and many other Chinese schools.
usage
Always quoted together with 切问而近思 as the full four-phrase motto. 而 = and (classical conjunction). 笃 = firm, sincere, committed - not 'thick.' 志 here = resolve, direction of will. The phrase prescribes a balance: breadth and depth.
