理
Character Breakdown
Radical: 玉 (no. 96)
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- (verb) texture
- grain (of wood)
- inner essence
- intrinsic order
- reason
- logic
- truth
- science
- natural science (esp. physics)
- to manage
- to pay attention to
- to run (affairs)
- to handle
- to put in order
- to tidy up
Example Sentences
你说得很有道理。
Nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàolǐ
What you said makes a lot of sense
Words Containing 理
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不可理喻 | bù kě lǐ yù | to be impervious to reason (idiom) | HSK 6 |
| 不理 | bù lǐ | to refuse to acknowledge | |
| 不去理 | bù qù lǐ | not to pay attention to | |
| 不合理 | bù hé lǐ | unreasonable | |
| 不搭理 | bù dā lǐ | variant of 不答理[bu4 da1 li3] | |
| 不答理 | bù dā lǐ | to pay no heed to | |
| 不予理会 | bù yǔ lǐ huì | to ignore | |
| 不加理睬 | bù jiā lǐ cǎi | without giving due consideration | |
| 不明事理 | bù míng shì lǐ | not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense | |
| 不理不睬 | bù lǐ bù cǎi | to completely ignore (idiom) |
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HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 6
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