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Definitions

  1. 1. texture
  2. 2. grain (of wood)
  3. 3. inner essence
  4. 4. intrinsic order
  5. 5. reason
  6. 6. logic
  7. 7. truth
  8. 8. science
  9. 9. natural science (esp. physics)
  10. 10. to manage
  11. 11. to pay attention to
  12. 12. to run (affairs)
  13. 13. to handle
  14. 14. to put in order
  15. 15. to tidy up

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Words Containing 理

不理
bù lǐ

to refuse to acknowledge

代理
dài lǐ

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

代理人
dài lǐ rén

agent

修理
xiū lǐ

to repair

伦理
lún lǐ

ethics

助理
zhù lǐ

assistant

原理
yuán lǐ

principle

受理
shòu lǐ

to accept to hear a case

合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ

reasonable and fair (idiom)

合理
hé lǐ

rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

地理
dì lǐ

geography

审理
shěn lǐ

to hear (a case)

常理
cháng lǐ

common sense

心安理得
xīn ān lǐ dé

to have a clear conscience

心理
xīn lǐ

psychology

情理
qíng lǐ

reason

爱理不理
ài lǐ bù lǐ

standoffish

按理说
àn lǐ shuō

it is reasonable to say that...

推理
tuī lǐ

reasoning

整理
zhěng lǐ

to arrange

料理
liào lǐ

to arrange

条理
tiáo lǐ

arrangement

梳理
shū lǐ

to comb

治理
zhì lǐ

to govern

清理
qīng lǐ

to clear up

无理
wú lǐ

irrational

无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào

to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative

物理
wù lǐ

physics

理事
lǐ shì

member of council

理念
lǐ niàn

idea

理性
lǐ xìng

reason

理想
lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

理所当然
lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course

理智
lǐ zhì

reason

理会
lǐ huì

to understand

理由
lǐ yóu

reason

理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng

to have the courage of one's convictions

理睬
lǐ cǎi

to heed

理科
lǐ kē

the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wén kē])

理解
lǐ jiě

to comprehend; to understand

理论
lǐ lùn

theory

理财
lǐ cái

to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management

理发
lǐ fà

to get a haircut; to have one's hair done

生理
shēng lǐ

physiology

真理
zhēn lǐ

truth

管理
guǎn lǐ

to supervise

管理费
guǎn lǐ fèi

management fee

经理
jīng lǐ

manager

总理
zǒng lǐ

premier

总经理
zǒng jīng lǐ

general manager

自理
zì lǐ

to take care of oneself

处理
chǔ lǐ

to handle; to deal with

护理
hù lǐ

to nurse

岂有此理
qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous

办理
bàn lǐ

to handle; to transact; to conduct

道理
dào li

reason

顺理成章
shùn lǐ chéng zhāng

logical

不予理会
bù yǔ lǐ huì

to ignore

不加理睬
bù jiā lǐ cǎi

without giving due consideration

不动点定理
bù dòng diǎn dìng lǐ

fixed point theorem (math.)

不去理
bù qù lǐ

not to pay attention to

不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù

(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable

不合理
bù hé lǐ

unreasonable

不完全归纳推理
bù wán quán guī nà tuī lǐ

inference by incomplete induction

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ

not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi

to completely ignore (idiom)

不相容原理
bù xiāng róng yuán lǐ

(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)

不确定性原理
bù què dìng xìng yuán lǐ

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)

不答理
bù dā lǐ

to pay no heed to

中值定理
zhōng zhí dìng lǐ

mean value theorem (in calculus)

中国保险监督管理委员会
zhōng guó bǎo xiǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)

中国剩余定理
zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

中国地球物理学会
zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì

Chinese Geophysical Society

中国无线电频谱管理和监测
zhōng guó wú xiàn diàn pín pǔ guǎn lǐ hé jiān cè

China state radio regulation committee SRRC

中国证券监督管理委员会
zhōng guó zhèng quàn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)

中国银行业监督管理委员会
zhōng guó yín háng yè jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

中央处理机
zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ jī

central processing unit (CPU)

串处理
chuàn chǔ lǐ

string processing (computing)

事理
shì lǐ

reason

二项式定理
èr xiàng shì dìng lǐ

the binomial theorem (math.)

交通管理局
jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú

department of transport

人事管理
rén shì guǎn lǐ

personnel management

人文地理学
rén wén dì lǐ xué

human geography

人群管理特别用途车
rén qún guǎn lǐ tè bié yòng tú chē

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車|水炮车[shuǐ pào chē]

仇外心理
chóu wài xīn lǐ

xenophobia

介值定理
jiè zhí dìng lǐ

intermediate value theorem (math.)

代数基本定理
dài shù jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem of algebra

代数学基本定理
dài shù xué jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem of algebra (every polynomial has a complex root)

代理商
dài lǐ shāng

agent

代理孕母
dài lǐ yùn mǔ

surrogate pregnancy

任务管理器
rèn wu guǎn lǐ qì

(computing) task manager

企业管理
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ

business management

企业管理硕士
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ shuò shì

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

伽罗瓦理论
jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn

Galois theory (math.)

伽罗华理论
jiā luó huá lǐ lùn

Galois theory (math.)

但以理书
dàn yǐ lǐ shū

Book of Daniel

作用理论
zuò yòng lǐ lùn

interactive theory

信息管理
xìn xī guǎn lǐ

information management

信号处理
xìn hào chǔ lǐ

signal processing

修理厂
xiū lǐ chǎng

repair shop

个人数字助理
gè rén shù zì zhù lǐ

personal digital assistant (PDA)

伦理学
lún lǐ xué

ethics

伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ

to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven

侥幸心理
jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ

trusting to luck

充足理由律
chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ

sufficient grounds (law)

入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ

sensible and reasonable (idiom)

内容管理系统
nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng

content management system (CMS) (Internet)

内阁总理大臣
nèi gé zǒng lǐ dà chén

formal title of the Japanese prime minister

八字命理
bā zì mìng lǐ

divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date

公司治理
gōng sī zhì lǐ

corporate governance

公司理财
gōng sī lǐ cái

company finance

公平合理
gōng píng hé lǐ

fair

公理
gōng lǐ

self-evident truth

公理法
gōng lǐ fǎ

the axiomatic method

公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ

both sides claim they're right (idiom)

再处理
zài chǔ lǐ

reprocessing

出入境管理局
chū rù jìng guǎn lǐ jú

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

分子料理
fēn zǐ liào lǐ

molecular gastronomy

分手代理
fēn shǒu dài lǐ

\break-up agent\, person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so

分析心理学
fēn xī xīn lǐ xué

analytical psychology

分析处理
fēn xī chǔ lǐ

to parse

分类理论
fēn lèi lǐ lùn

classification theory

别理
bié lǐ

don't get involved

前总理
qián zǒng lǐ

former prime minister

剩余定理
shèng yú dìng lǐ

the Remainder Theorem

副理
fù lǐ

deputy director

副经理
fù jīng lǐ

deputy director

副总理
fù zǒng lǐ

vice-premier

创伤后心理压力紧张综合症
chuāng shāng hòu xīn lǐ yā lì jǐn zhāng zōng hé zhèng

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

劈理
pī lǐ

(mining) cleavage

加利福尼亚理工学院
jiā lì fú ní yà lǐ gōng xué yuàn

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

加州理工学院
jiā zhōu lǐ gōng xué yuàn

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

加深理解
jiā shēn lǐ jiě

to get a better grasp of sth

勾股定理
gōu gǔ dìng lǐ

Pythagorean theorem

北京理工大学
běi jīng lǐ gōng dà xué

Beijing Institute of Technology

协理
xié lǐ

assistant manager

南京理工大学
nán jīng lǐ gōng dà xué

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

南洋理工大学
nán yáng lǐ gōng dà xué

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

及时处理
jí shí chǔ lǐ

timely handling

及时处理,事半功倍
jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi

timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort

合乎情理
hé hū qíng lǐ

reasonable; to make sense

合理化
hé lǐ huà

to rationalize

合理性
hé lǐ xìng

reason

同理
tóng lǐ

Tongli, a city in Jiangsu Province, China

同理心
tóng lǐ xīn

empathy

周总理
zhōu zǒng lǐ

Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 (1898-1976)

命理
mìng lǐ

fate

命理学
mìng lǐ xué

divination; divinatory art

哲理
zhé lǐ

philosophic theory

唯理论
wéi lǐ lùn

(philosophy) rationalism

唯象理论
wéi xiàng lǐ lùn

phenomenology

商业管理
shāng yè guǎn lǐ

business administration

喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ

to tie the knot (idiom)

丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ

devoid of conscience (idiom)

固体物理
gù tǐ wù lǐ

solid state physics

国务院国有资产监督管理委员会
guó wù yuàn guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council (SASAC)

国家外汇管理局
guó jiā wài huì guǎn lǐ jú

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

国家标准化管理委员会
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)

国家留学基金管理委员会
guó jiā liú xué jī jīn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Scholarship Council (CSC)

国家军品贸易管理委员会
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)

国家食品药品监督管理局
guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

国有资产监督管理委员会
guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission SASAC

国际货运代理
guó jì huò yùn dài lǐ

international transport agency

图像处理
tú xiàng chǔ lǐ

image processing

图书管理员
tú shū guǎn lǐ yuán

librarian

在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī

In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined

在理
zài lǐ

reasonable

地球物理
dì qiú wù lǐ

geophysics

地球物理学
dì qiú wù lǐ xué

geophysics

地理位置
dì lǐ wèi zhi

geographical location

地理学
dì lǐ xué

geography

地理学家
dì lǐ xué jiā

geographer

地理定位
dì lǐ dìng wèi

geolocation

地理极
dì lǐ jí

geographic pole

地理纬度
dì lǐ wěi dù

geographic latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and the normal to the reference ellipsoid)

坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
埃尔金大理石
āi ěr jīn dà lǐ shí

the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin

城市管理行政执法局
chéng shì guǎn lǐ xíng zhèng zhí fǎ jú

City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)

基本原理
jī běn yuán lǐ

fundamental principle

基本定理
jī běn dìng lǐ

fundamental theorem

外交关系理事会
wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

多任务处理
duō rèn wu chǔ lǐ

multitasking (computing)

大理
dà lǐ

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

大理寺
dà lǐ sì

Imperial Court of Judicial Review

大理寺卿
dà lǐ sì qīng

Chief Justice of the Imperial Court of Judicial Review

大理岩
dà lǐ yán

marble

大理市
dà lǐ shì

Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

大理白族自治州
dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

大理石
dà lǐ shí

marble

大理花
dà lǐ huā

dahlia (loanword)

大连理工大学
dà lián lǐ gōng dà xué

Dalian University of Technology

大道理
dà dào li

major principle

天理
tiān lǐ

Heaven's law

天理教
tiān lǐ jiào

Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)

天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng

Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)

天体物理
tiān tǐ wù lǐ

astrophysics

天体物理学
tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué

astrophysics

天体物理学家
tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā

astrophysicist

奥姆真理教
ào mǔ zhēn lǐ jiào

Aum Shinrikyo (or Supreme Truth), the Japanese death cult responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

孙子定理
sūn zi dìng lǐ

the Chinese remainder theorem