理性

lǐ xìng

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. reason
2. rationality
3. rational

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 感性 gǎn xìng 感性 gǎn xìng perception 指依赖感觉和情绪而非逻辑的倾向: perception

Related words

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• 合理 hé lǐ 合理 hé lǐ rational; reasonable; sensible; fair 合乎道理或事理，与理性密切相关: rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

Synonyms

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• 理智 lǐ zhì 理智 lǐ zhì reason 形容行为或态度时，指依据逻辑和事实而非情绪: reason

Usage notes

Collocations

常与‘认识’搭配组成‘理性认识’，即基于逻辑和分析的理解，与‘感性认识’相对。

Common mistakes

与‘理智’区分：‘理性’偏向一种思维模式或品质，‘理智’则指清醒冷静的状态。

Example Sentences

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他做事总是很 理性 。

He always acts very rationally.

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Words Containing 理性

• 合理性 合理性 hé lǐ xìng: reason
• 物理性质 物理性质 wù lǐ xìng zhì: physical property
• 理性主义 理性主义 lǐ xìng zhǔ yì: rationalism
• 理性知识 理性知识 lǐ xìng zhī shi: rational knowledge
• 理性与感性 理性与感性 lǐ xìng yǔ gǎn xìng: Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀[zhēn · ào sī tīng]
• 理性认识 理性认识 lǐ xìng rèn shi: cognition
• 生理性 生理性 shēng lǐ xìng: physiological

Child Words of 理性

• 性 性 xìng: characteristic
• 理 理 lǐ: texture