理 [－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. texture
  2. grain (of wood)
  3. inner essence
  4. intrinsic order
  5. reason
  6. logic
  7. truth
  8. science
  9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. to manage
  11. to pay attention to
  12. to run (affairs)
  13. to handle
  14. to put in order
  15. to tidy up
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. 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/rationale of things/prison official/judicial officer/a surname/to polish/to regulate/to arrange/to repair/well-regulated/to review/to realize/to appreciate/to understand/orderly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    注意​；​將​心思​放​喺​某​個​人​或者​某樣​嘢​度
    to pay attention to; to focus on; to care for; to spend time on
    • 你再亂噏，我就唔理你！
      你再乱噏，我就唔理你！
      nei5 zoi3 lyun2 ap1, ngo5 zau6 m4 lei5 nei5!
      If you keep talking nonsense, I will stop paying attention to you!
    • 咁無聊嘅嘢，真係唔想理。
      咁无聊嘅嘢，真系唔想理。
      gam3 mou4 liu4 ge3 je5, zan1 hai6 m4 soeng2 lei5.
      I really don't want to waste time on these meaningless things.
    • 咪鬼理佢啦。
      咪鬼理佢啦。
      mai5 gwai2 lei5 keoi5 laa1.
      Just ignore him.
  2. 近義詞
    睬
  3. 語素
    同​理由​、​道理​有關
    reason; logic
    • 無理取鬧
      无理取闹
      mou4 lei5 ceoi2 naau6
      to argue unreasonably
    • 理性
      理性
      lei5 sing3
      rational
    • 理論
      理论
      lei5 leon6
      theory
  4. 語素
    自然科​學
    natural science
    • 理科
      理科
      lei5 fo1
      (natural) science subjects
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    texture; grain (of wood)
    (syn.) 纹路, 紋路
    • 肌理
      肌理
      jī lǐ
      skin texture
  2. character
    natural science
    • 理科
      理科
      lǐ kē
      the sciences
  3. character
    to put in order; to tidy up
    (syn.) 張羅, 料理, 张罗
    • 整理
      整理
      zhěng lǐ
      to tidy
    • 把頭髮理一理
      把头发理一理
      bǎ tóu fà lǐ yī lǐ
      to get a haircut
  4. character
    reason; logic; truth; science
    • 真理
      真理
      zhēn lǐ
      truth
    • 講理
      讲理
      jiǎng lǐ
      to be reasonable
  5. character, obsolete
    to cut and polish jade
  6. character
    to manage; to run; to handle
    (syn.) 處決, 处理, 辦理, 受理, 備辦, 操持, 处分, 张罗, 处决, 擺劃, 處置, 處理, 摆划, 從事, 審理, 从事, 經辦, 打理, 办理, 经办, 清理, 料理, 审理, 張羅, 处置, 處分
    • 理財
      理财
      lǐ cái
      to manage money matters
  7. character, negative, regional
    to pay attention to; to care about
    • 他們不理我。
      他们不理我。
      tā men bù lǐ wǒ ．
      They are ignoring me.
    • 佢连自己个仔都唔理。
      佢连自己个仔都唔理。
      keoi5 lin4 zi6 gei2 go3 zai2 dou1 m4 lei5.
      He doesn't care about even his own son.
  8. character
    a surname
  9. character, obsolete
    envoy; jail-official; matchmaker
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. reason, logic
  2. manage
  3. Cangjie Input
    MGWG
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 管
  2. 理會 – 理会
  3. 理睬
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #533
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #129
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #176
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我曾经想过当个太空物理学家。
    我曾經想過當個太空物理學家。
    wǒ céng jīng xiǎng guò dàng gè tài kōng wù lǐ xué jiā 。
    • I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
  2. Mandarin
    然而，相反的理论往往也是真的。
    然而，相反的理論往往也是真的。
    rán ér ， xiāng fǎn de lǐ lùn wǎng wǎng yě shì zhēn de 。
    • And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
  3. Mandarin
    如何料理黑鲷：做刺身是最好吃的。
    如何料理黑鯛：做刺身是最好吃的。
    rú hé liào lǐ hēi diāo ： zuò cì shēn shì zuì hǎo chī de 。
    • How to prepare black porgy: It's tastiest as sashimi.
  4. Mandarin
    他简单地阐述了他的理由。
    他簡單地闡述了他的理由。
    tā jiǎn dān dì chǎn shù le tā de lǐ yóu 。
    • He gave his reasons in brief.
  5. Mandarin
    我会帮你应急处理一下。
    我會幫你應急處理一下。
    wǒ huì bāng nǐ yìng jí chǔ lǐ yī xià 。
    • I'll give you a temporary treatment.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    人人生而自由,喺尊严同权利上一律平等。佢地有理性同良心,并且应该以兄弟关系嘅精神嚟互相对待。
    人人生而自由,喺尊嚴同權利上一律平等。佢地有理性同良心,並且應該以兄弟關係嘅精神嚟互相對待。
    jan4 jan4 sang1 ji4 zi6 jau4 , hai2 zyun1 jim4 tung4 kyun4 lei6 soeng5 jat1 leot6 ping4 dang2 。 keoi5 dei6 jau5 lei5 sing3 tung4 loeng4 sam1 , bing6 ce2 jing1 goi1 ji5 hing1 dai6 gwaan1 hai6 ge3 zing1 san4 lai4 wu6 soeng1 deoi3 doi6 。
    • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
    • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and must behave one another in the spirit of brotherhood.
  2. Cantonese
    企喺窗口𠮶个系咪你哋经理嚟㗎？
    企喺窗口嗰個係咪你哋經理嚟㗎？
    kei5 hai2 coeng1 hau2 go2 go3 hai6 mi1 nei5 dei2 ging1 lei5 lai4 gaa3 ？
    • Is that your manager standing near the window?
  3. Cantonese
    严格啲讲，呢套理论唔可以话系啱。
    嚴格啲講，呢套理論唔可以話係啱。
    jim4 gaak3 di1 gong2 ， nei4 tou3 lei5 leon6 m4 ho2 ji5 waa2 hai6 ngaam1 。
    • Strictly speaking, the theory is not correct.
  4. Cantonese
    佢啱啱先食完晏，无理由会肚饿。
    佢啱啱先食完晏，無理由會肚餓。
    keoi5 ngaam1 ngaam1 sin1 sik6 jyun4 ngaan3 ， mou4 lei5 jau4 wui5 tou5 ngo6 。
    • He cannot be hungry; he has just had lunch.
    • He can't be hungry. He's just had lunch.
    • He just had food; he cannot be hungry.
  5. Cantonese
    我会处理呢个问题。
    我會處理呢個問題。
    ngo5 wui5 cyu2 lei5 nei4 go3 man6 tai4 。
    • I will deal with this problem.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    地产代理
    地產代理
    dei6 caan2 doi6 lei5
    • real estate agent
  2. Cantonese
    代理𠮶边返咗货，你要就落定订。
    代理嗰邊返咗貨，你要就落定訂。
    doi6 lei5 go2 bin1 faan1 zo2 fo3, nei5 jiu3 zau6 lok6 ding6 deng6.
    • The distributor has replenished their stock. If you want it, you should make an order now.
  3. Cantonese
    政府官员每日都处理好多唔同嘅政务。
    政府官員每日都處理好多唔同嘅政務。
    zing3 fu2 gun1 jyun4 mui5 jat6 dou1 cyu5 lei2 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 ge3 zing3 mou6.
    • Government officials have to handle many different government affairs every day.
  4. Cantonese
    佢喺呢间公司做咗五六年都冇升过职，仲系一个办公室助理。
    佢喺呢間公司做咗五六年都冇升過職，仲係一個辦公室助理。
    keoi5 hai2 ni1 gaan1 gung1 si1 zou6 zo2 ng5 luk6 nin4 dou1 mou5 sing1 gwo3 zik1, zung6 hai6 jat1 go3 baan6 gung1 sat1 zo6 lei5.
    • He has been in the same position for 5 or 6 years. Today, he is still an office assistant.
  5. Cantonese
    佢哋嘅争拗各有各道理，最后由老板打圆场，话两个人嘅提议都会试吓。
    佢哋嘅爭拗各有各道理，最後由老闆打圓場，話兩個人嘅提議都會試吓。
    keoi5 dei6 ge3 zang1 aau3 gok3 jau5 gok3 dou6 lei5, zeoi3 hau6 jau4 lou5 sai3 daa2 jyun4 coeng4, waa6 loeng5 go3 jan4 ge3 tai4 ji5 dou1 wui5 si3 haa5.
    • Both of them argued convincingly for their proposals. In the end, the boss settled the matter by saying he would try out both.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    大丈夫处世，理当建功立业。
    大丈夫處世，理當建功立業。
    daai6 zoeng6 fu1 cyu5 sai3, lei5 dong1 gin3 gung1 laap6 jip6.
  2. Cantonese
    我考得好你理得我考之前五分钟倒竖葱呀。
    我考得好你理得我考之前五分鐘倒豎葱呀。
  3. Cantonese
    理得佢讲既野真定系假。
    理得佢講既野真定係假。
  4. Cantonese
    八号既预警，总之要讲达标。如果唔达标，我理得你超强台风，一样无情讲。
    八號既預警，總之要講達標。如果唔達標，我理得你超強颱風，一樣無情講。
  5. Cantonese
    于是都决定唔理得咁多架啦，死就死啦。
    於是都決定唔理得咁多架啦，死就死啦。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    地理位置
    地理位置
    dì lǐ wèi zhì
    • geographical location
  2. Mandarin
    入情入理
    入情入理
    rù qíng rù lǐ
    • to be fair and reasonable
  3. Mandarin
    伦理
    倫理
    lún lǐ
    • ethics; morality; moral principles
  4. Mandarin
    […[[#Chinese|]]]，伊于混乱中摸到地上之哑铃，即持哑铃砸被害人头部后，捆绑被害人，待强盗完毕后，抽烟思索如何处理被害人，约三十分钟，因认被害人有看见伊，始决定不留活口（决定杀死被害人），[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    […[[#Chinese|]]]，伊于混乱中摸到地上之哑铃，即持哑铃砸被害人头部后，捆绑被害人，待强盗完毕后，抽烟思索如何处理被害人，约三十分钟，因认被害人有看见伊，始决定不留活口（决定杀死被害人），[…[[#Chinese|]]]
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  5. Cantonese
    唔好理佢唧。
    唔好理佢唧。
    m4 hou2 lei5 keoi5 zek1.
    • Just ignore him.