理论 理論 lǐ lùn theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of syn 说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 理念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory syn 验证 驗證 yàn zhèng to inspect and verify / experimental verification / to validate (a theory) / to authenticate syn 原理 yuán lǐ principle / theory syn 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 进化论 進化論 jìn huà lùn theory of evolution / (esp.) Darwinism syn 学说 學說 xué shuō theory / doctrine syn 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 博弈论 博弈論 bó yì lùn game theory 相对论 相對論 xiāng duì lùn theory of relativity 驳倒 駁倒 bó dǎo to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) syn 数论 數論 shù lùn number theory (math.) 控制论 控制論 kòng zhì lùn control theory (math.) / cybernetics 色度 sè dù saturation (color theory) 认识论 認識論 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 乐理 樂理 yuè lǐ music theory 民主革命 mín zhǔ gé mìng democratic revolution / bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 奴隶社会 奴隸社會 nú lì shè huì slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory) 成说 成說 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 理论上 理論上 lǐ lùn shàng in theory / theoretically 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 基本理论 基本理論 jī běn lǐ lùn basic theory 劳动人民 勞動人民 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) / refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC 历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn 复杂度 複雜度 fù zá dù complexity theory 资产阶级革命 資產階級革命 zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 剥削阶级 剝削階級 bō xuē jiē jí exploiting class (in Marxist theory) 著书立说 著書立說 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) syn 广义相对论 廣義相對論 guǎng yì xiāng duì lùn general relativity / Einstein's theory of gravity 图论 圖論 tú lùn graph theory (math.) 图论 圖論 tú lún graph theory (math.) 信息论 信息論 xìn xī lùn information theory 合作化 hé zuò huà collectivization (in Marxist theory) 场论 場論 chǎng lùn field theory (physics) 性善 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 道尔顿 道爾頓 dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory 集合论 集合論 jí hé lùn set theory (math.) 量子论 量子論 liàng zǐ lùn quantum theory (physics) 阴谋论 陰謀論 yīn móu lùn conspiracy theory 传热学 傳熱學 zhuàn rè xué theory of heat / heat transmission (physics) 日心说 日心說 rì xīn shuō heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe 天演论 天演論 tiān yǎn lùn the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论) 农业合作化 農業合作化 nóng yè hé zuò huà collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory) 原子论 原子論 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory 名不副实 名不副實 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. syn 韦格纳 韋格納 wéi gé nà Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift / also written 魏格納|魏格纳 量子场论 量子場論 liàng zǐ chǎng lùn quantum field theory 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 破绽百出 破綻百出 pò zhàn bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 自圆其说 自圓其說 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story 物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 哲学上 哲學上 zhé xué shàng philosophic 百花齐放，百家争鸣 百花齊放，百家爭鳴 bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) / refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956 玄理 xuán lǐ profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect 动力学理论 dòng lì xué lǐ lùn dynamic theory / dynamical theory 太阳理论 tài yáng lǐ lùn solar theory / sunspot theory 经济管制论 經濟管制論 jīng jì guǎn zhì lùn economic theory of regulation / capture theory 捕获论 捕獲論 bǔ huò lùn economic theory of regulation / capture theory 权变理论 權變理論 quán biàn lǐ lùn contingency theory (theory of leadership) 超弦理论 超弦理論 chāo xián lǐ lùn (super-) string theory 复变函数论 複變函數論 fù biàn hán shù lùn (math.) theory of functions of a complex variable 建构正义理论 建構正義理論 jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn constructivist theory 结构理论 結構理論 jié gòu lǐ lùn structural theory (physics) 码字 碼字 mǎ zì to type (with a keyboard) / (coding theory) codeword 模块化理论 模塊化理論 mó kuài huà lǐ lùn modularity theory 群论 群論 qún lùn group theory (math.) 实变函数论 實變函數論 shí biàn hán shù lùn (math.) theory of functions of a real variable 突变理论 突變理論 tū biàn lǐ lùn (math.) catastrophe theory 稳态理论 穩態理論 wěn tài lǐ lùn the steady-state theory (cosmology) 最低限度理论 最低限度理論 zuì dī xiàn dù lǐ lùn minimalist theory 作用理论 作用理論 zuò yòng lǐ lùn interactive theory 都会传奇 都會傳奇 dū huì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇 燃素说 燃素說 rán sù shuō phlogiston theory 七情 qī qíng seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1] / seven relations 三十六字母 sān shí liù zì mǔ thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory 代数函数论 代數函數論 dài shù hán shù lùn algebraic function theory (math.) 伽罗瓦理论 伽羅瓦理論 jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn (math.) Galois theory 伽罗华理论 伽羅華理論 jiā luó huà lǐ lùn Galois theory (math.) / also written 伽羅瓦理論|伽罗瓦理论 价值增殖 價值增殖 jià zhí zēng zhí valorization (in Marxist theory) 分岔理论 分岔理論 fēn chà lǐ lùn bifurcation theory 分类理论 分類理論 fēn lèi lǐ lùn classification theory 反映论 反映論 fǎn yìng lùn theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects physical reality 哥德巴赫猜想 gē dé bā hè cāi xiǎng the Goldbach conjecture in number theory 单源论 單源論 dān yuán lùn theory of single origin (of mankind) 地心说 地心說 dì xīn shuō geocentric theory 埃尔朗根纲领 埃爾朗根綱領 āi ěr lǎng gēn gāng lǐng Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory 堆垒数论 堆壘數論 duī lěi shù lùn additive number theory (math.) 天人合一 tiān rén hé yī oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature 定性理论 定性理論 dìng xìng lǐ lùn qualitative theory 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978) 康托尔 康託爾 kāng tuō ěr Cantor (name) / Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician, founder of set theory 弦理论 弦理論 xián lǐ lùn string theory (physics) 