理
智

Reason in Chinese: 理智 (lǐ zhì)

lǐ zhì

reason

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Definitions

  1. 1reason
  2. 2intellect
  3. 3rationality
  4. 4rational

Stroke order

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理
智

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄓˋ

zhì

ㄓ/ zhˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 遇到问题要保持理智，别冲动。

    yù dào wèn tí yào bǎo chí lǐ zhì， bié chōng dòng。

    Stay rational when facing problems; don't act on impulse.

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Related words

理

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texture

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

整理

zhěng lǐ

to arrange

办理

bàn lǐ

to handle

处理

chǔ lǐ

to handle

道理

dào li

reason

地理

dì lǐ

geography

合理

hé lǐ

rational

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