reason, logic; manage

HSK 3 #89

DEFINITIONS

理 lǐ
  • 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

STROKES

理 stroke order diagram
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WORDS

tuī lǐ reasoning; inference; to infer; to deduce
yuán lǐ principle; theory
qíng lǐ reason; sense
睬 lǐ cǎi to heed; to pay attention to
取闹 wú lǐ qǔ nào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
tiáo lǐ arrangement; order; tidiness
zhì lǐ to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful
岂有此 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
学 xīn lǐ xué psychology
员 guǎn lǐ yuán manager; administrator
hù lǐ to nurse; to tend and protect
查德 lǐ chá dé Richard (name)
性 lǐ xìng reason; rationality; rational
念 lǐ niàn idea; concept; philosophy; theory
会 lǐ huì to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of
人 dài lǐ rén agent
liào lǐ to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking
不可喻 bù kě lǐ yù to be impervious to reason (idiom); unreasonable
应 lǐ yīng should; ought to
发店 lǐ fà diàn barbershop; hairdresser's; CL:家[jia1]
学家 wù lǐ xué jiā physicist
发师 lǐ fà shī barber
wú lǐ irrational; unreasonable
cháng lǐ common sense; conventional reasoning and morals