CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

理

lǐHSK 6

理 (lǐ) is an HSK 6 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

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noun 名

  1. Englishreason

    • EX
      听完他的解释,大家觉得他说得挺有理的,纷纷表示赞同。

      After listening to his explanation, everyone found his reasoning sound and nodded in agreement.

    • EX
      凡事都要讲理,不能不讲道理。

      Everything should be handled reasonably; you can't simply refuse to listen to reason.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto pay attention to; to respond to

    • EX
      他今天心情不好,谁跟他说话他都不理。

      He's in a bad mood today and ignores everyone who talks to him.

    • EX
      别理他,我们继续做我们的工作。

      Ignore him; let's carry on with our work.