理论

Character by character

• 理lǐ11 strokesHSK 2reason, logic; manage
• 论lùn6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 論debate; discuss; discourse

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Example sentences

• 我不想听你的理论。

  Wǒ bù xiǎng tīng nǐ de lǐ lùn

  I don't want to hear your theories.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 理论. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 处理chǔ lǐHSK 3

  to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices

• 理解lǐ jiěHSK 3

  to comprehend; to understand

• 讨论tǎo lùnHSK 2

  to discuss; to talk over

• 无论wú lùnHSK 4

  no matter what or how; regardless of whether...

• 心理xīn lǐHSK 4

  psychology; mentality

• 管理guǎn lǐHSK 3

  to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration

• 理由lǐ yóuHSK 3

  reason; grounds; justification

• 理lǐHSK 6

  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

• 经理jīng lǐHSK 2

  manager; director

• 合理hé lǐHSK 3

  rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

• 评论píng lùnHSK 5

  to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary

• 道理dào liHSK 2

  reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

• 理想lǐ xiǎngHSK 2

  an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

• 整理zhěng lǐHSK 3

  to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)

• 清理qīng lǐHSK 5

  to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of

• 结论jié lùnHSK 4

  conclusion; verdict; to conclude; to reach a verdict

• 不论bù lùnHSK 3

  whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss

• 助理zhù lǐHSK 5

  assistant

• 代理dài lǐHSK 5

  to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate; (computing) proxy

• 论文lùn wénHSK 4

  paper; treatise; thesis; to discuss a paper or thesis (old)

• 无论如何wú lùn rú héHSK 7

  whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means

• 物理wù lǐ

  physics; physical

• 理念lǐ niànHSK 7

  idea; concept; philosophy; theory

• 护理hù lǐHSK 7

  to nurse; to tend and protect