“中体西用”论是鸦片战争后,在中西文化发生激烈碰撞的情况下,中国人反对外来文明侵略、寻求自身文明出路的一种主张。它在中国早期现代化探索中发挥过重要的作用。但这一理论也存在本质上的缺陷,具体体现在“体用”关系中存在局限以及在文化构成中层次较低。正确认识“中体西用”论的不足对于我们今天的现代化建设具有现实意义。 In the case of a fierce collision between Chinese and Western cultures after the Opium War, the Chinese people oppose the invading foreign civilizations and seek a way out for their own civilization. It has played an important role in the exploration of China’s early modernization. However, this theory is also inherently flawed, embodied in the “body ” with the limitations of the relationship as well as in the cultural composition of the lower level. A correct understanding of the inadequacy of the theory of “using Chinese and Western knowledge” has practical significance for our modernization drive today.