Chinese–EnglishWith examples
理
lǐ · li
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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
In a sentence
2 examples01
他说话从来不理别人的感受。
He says what he thinks regardless of other people's feelings.
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02
她每天花半小时理房间。
She spends half an hour tidying up her room every day.
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