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理念

lǐ niàn · li nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. idea
  2. concept
  3. philosophy
  4. theory

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2 examples
01

“网(wǎng)络(luò)成(chéng)瘾(yǐn)症(zhèng)”这(zhè)个(ge)理(lǐ)念(niàn)将(jiāng)意(yì)味(wèi)着(zhe)“网(wǎng)络(luò)”是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)可(kě)以(yǐ)下(xià)定(dìng)义(yì)的(de)活(huó)动(dòng)。

The concept of “Internet addiction” implies that “the Internet” is some sort of definable activity.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)经(jīng)营(yíng)理(lǐ)念(niàn)是(shì)诚(chéng)信(xìn)第(dì)一(yī)。

This company's business philosophy is integrity first.

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