理
理 in English
- 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
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How it used to be written
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Bronze script 西周晚期 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 7 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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「你干什么笑啊？」「笑还需要理由啊？」
"Why are you smiling?" "Does there need to be a reason?"
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一个经验丰富的律师会以其它方法来处理这个情形的。
A more experienced lawyer would have dealt with the case in a different way.
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万一有紧急情况，联系我的代理人。
In case of an emergency, get in touch with my agent.
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不是因为某人不理事实它们就会不复存在了。
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
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不用理他。
Do not take any notice of him.
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为什么你不理我？
Why are you ignoring me?
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人的行为不总是理性的。
People don't always behave rationally.
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从前文后理来推断一个字的意思。
Get the meaning of a word from its context.