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king



  • reason; logic; truth
  • natural science
  • tidy up; put in order
  • pay attention to; acknowledge (usually used in negative sentences)

lǐ-cǎi
理睬

v.

pay attention to; show interest in

lǐ-huì
理会

v.

take notice of; pay attention to

lĭ-jiě
理解

v. / n.

understand; comprehend / understanding; comprehension

lǐ-xiǎng
理想

adj. / n.

ideal

lǐ-kē
理科

n.

natural sciences (as a school subject); science departments in a college

lǐ-lùn
理论

n.

theory

lǐ-yóu
理由

n.

reason; ground

lǐ-zhì
理智

n. / adj.

ideal / rational

dào-lǐ
道理

n.

reason; argument

guǎn-lǐ
管理

v. / n.

manage; be in charge; take care of; keep guard over / administer

hé-lǐ
合理

adj.

reasonable; rational

jīng-lǐ
经理

n.

manager

tiáo-lǐ
条理

n.

orderliness; proper arrangement or presentation

wù-lǐ
物理

n.

physics

xīn-lǐ
心理

n.

physchology

zhěng-lǐ
整理

v.

put in order; tidy up

zhù-lǐ
助理

n.

assistant

lǐ-zhí-qì-zhuàng
理直气壮
be bold and confident with justice on one’s side

lǐ-suǒ-dāng-rán
理所当然
right and natural

lǐ-qū-cí-qióng
理屈词穷
be unable to argue further when running out of reson

Usage 用法

reason; logic; truth

Sú-huà shuō, yǒu-lǐ zǒu-biàn-tiān-xià, wú-lǐ cùn-bù-nán-xíng.
俗话说,有理走遍天下,无理寸步难行。
As the saying goes, with justice on you side, you can go anywhere; without it, you can’t move even one step.

natural science

Nǐ xué wén hái-shì xué lǐ?
你学文还是学理?
Do you study the arts or the sciences?

tidy up; put in order

Tā zài lǐ shū-jià shang de shū.
他在理书架上的书。
He is rearranging the books on the bookshelf.

pay attention to; acknowledge (usually used in negative sentences)

Tā shēng wǒ qì le, suǒ-yǐ bù lǐ wǒ le.
她生我气了,所以不理我了。
Because he got angry at me, he didn’t acknowledge me at all.