lǐ

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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Example Sentences

他做事情总是先想清楚,再去处理。

Tā zuò shìqing zǒng shì xiān xiǎngqīngchu, zài qù chǔlǐ.

He always thinks things through before dealing with them.

我不太懂这个问题的道理。

Wǒ bú tài dǒng zhè gè wèntí de dàolǐ.

I don’t really understand the principle behind this question.

老师在给我们讲这个语法的时候,分析得很清楚,很有条理。

Lǎoshī zài gěi wǒmen jiǎng zhè gè yǔfǎ de shíhou, fēnxī de hěn qīngchu, hěn yǒu tiáolǐ.

When the teacher explained this grammar to us, the analysis was very clear and well-organized.