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理

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玉王

Strokes: 11 HSK: 1 Frequency: 89

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lǐ

reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure

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Most frequent compounds:

Select	Characters	Pinyin	Definition
	管理	guǎn lǐ	to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration
	理论	lǐ lùn	theory
	处理	chǔ lǐ	to handle; to treat; to deal with; to process
	岂有此理	qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ	(saying) outrageous; ridiculous; absurd
	层理	céng lǐ	stratification
	总理	zǒng lǐ	premier; prime minister
	合理	hé lǐ	rationale; reasonable
	原理	yuán lǐ	principle; theory
	定理	dìng lǐ	(n) an established theory
	理解	lǐ jiě	to comprehend; understanding; comprehension; to understand
	理想	lǐ xiǎng	ideal
	物理	wù lǐ	physics; physical
	心理	xīn lǐ	mental; psychological
	修理	xiū lǐ	repair; perform maintenance; to overall; to fix
	真理	zhēn lǐ	truth
	道理	dào lǐ	reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification
	理由	lǐ yóu	reason; ground(s); justification