慎思明辨

谨慎周密地思考，清晰明确地分辨。古人认为，人的成长包括五个阶段：博学、审问、慎思、明辨、笃行。这五个阶段大致可约为学习、思考、实践三个方面。“慎思明辨”就是思考，是由学习到实践的中间阶段。学习与思考、学习与实践是相辅相成的；而思考则是学习的深入和提升，是实践的前导，是从学习到实践转化的关键所在。

Careful Reflection and Clear Discrimination

It was thought in ancient China that a person matured through five stages: broad study, close examination, careful reflection, clear discrimination, and earnest practice . These stages can be roughly divided into three areas: learning, reflection, and practice. "Careful reflection and clear discrimination" describes the stage of reflection between learning and practice. It can also be said that study and reflection on the one hand and study and practice on the other complement each other, while reflection is a deepening and heightening of learning, a prerequisite for practice, and a key link between learning and practice.

引例 博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之。（《礼记·中庸》）（广博地学习，审慎地求问，缜密地思索，清晰地辨别，坚定地施行）

Learn broadly, examine closely, reflect carefully, discriminate clearly, and practice earnestly. (The Book of Rites)