Usage of the character 理

School of Principle
Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥／程颢 ( Chéng Hào), Cheng Yi 程頤／程颐 ( Chéng Yí) and Zhu Xi 朱熹 ( Zhūxī))

guǎnlǐ

管理

[管理]

to supervise
to manage
to administer
management
administration
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhēnlǐ

真理

[真理]

truth
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhěnglǐ

整理

[整理]

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

yàolǐ

药理

[藥理]

pharmacology

wāilǐ

歪理

[歪理]

fallacious reasoning
preposterous argument

shēnlǐ

申理

[申理]

to right a wrong
to seek justice

zhènglǐ

政理

[政理]

politics
government affairs

yìlǐ

义理

[義理]

doctrine (esp. religious)
argumentation (in a speech or essay)

hùlǐ

护理

[護理]

to nurse
to tend and protect

liàolǐ

料理

[料理]

to arrange
to handle
to cook
cuisine
art of cooking

lǐxué

理学

[理學]

science

zhélǐ

哲理

[哲理]

philosophic theory
philosophy

shēnglǐ

生理

[生理]

physiology

jùlǐ

据理

[據理]

according to reason
in principle

lǐdāng

理当

[理當]

should; ought

jīlǐ

肌理

[肌理]

texture (of skin, surface etc)

lǐkuī

理亏

[理虧]

in the wrong

shuōlǐ

说理

[說理]

to reason
to argue logically

yuánlǐ

原理

[原理]

principle
theory

lǐhuì

理会

[理會]

to understand
to pay attention to
to take notice of

lǐyù

理喻

[理喻]

to reason with sb

dāli

答理

[答理]

to acknowledge
to respond
to answer
to pay attention
to heed
to deal with

bànlǐ

办理

[辦理]

to handle; to transact; to conduct

yīlǐ

医理

[醫理]

medical knowledge; principles of medical science

lǐlùn

理论

[理論]

theory
CL:個／个 (gè)
to argue
to take notice of

cénglǐ

层理

[層理]

stratification

lǐzhì

理智

[理智]

reason
intellect
rationality
rational

lǐcǎi

理睬

[理睬]

to heed
to pay attention to

Huìlǐ

会理

[會理]

Huili county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

qínglǐ

情理

[情理]

reason
sense

zàilǐ

在理

[在理]

reasonable
sensible

shūlǐ

梳理

[梳理]

to comb
fig. to sort out

lǐqīng

理清

[理清]

to disentangle (wiring etc)
(fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)

lùnlǐ

论理

[論理]

normally
as things should be
by rights
to reason things out
logic

lǐkē

理科

[理科]

the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科 (wénkē))

zìlǐ

自理

[自理]

to take care of oneself
to provide for oneself

xièlǐ

燮理

[燮理]

to harmonize
to adapt
to adjust

shùlǐ

数理

[數理]

mathematical sciences

fǎlǐ

法理

[法理]

legal principle
jurisprudence

lǐzé

理则

[理則]

principle
logic

tiáolǐ

调理

[調理]

to nurse one's health
to recuperate
to take care of
to look after
to discipline
to educate
to train
to prepare food
(dialect) to make fun of
(medicine) to opsonize

mínglǐ

明理

[明理]

sensible
reasonable
an obvious reason, truth or fact
to understand the reason or reasoning

ànlǐ

按理

[按理]

according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally

jiàolǐ

教理

[教理]

doctrine (religion)

pínglǐ

评理

[評理]

to judge between right and wrong
to reason things out

dìnglǐ

定理

[定理]

theorem

tiáolǐ

条理

[條理]

arrangement
order
tidiness

tuīlǐ

推理

[推理]

reasoning
inference
to infer
to deduce

dāli

搭理

[搭理]

variant of 答理 (dāli)

xuánlǐ

玄理

[玄理]

profound theory
philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學／玄学 sect

dàilǐ

代理

[代理]

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

jiělǐ

解理

[解理]

cleavage (splitting of minerals such as slate along planes)

jiǎnglǐ

讲理

[講理]

to argue
to reason with sb
to talk sense
to be reasonable

biélǐ

别理

[別理]

don't get involved
ignore it!
don't have anything to do with (him, her etc)
don't speak to

zōnglǐ

综理

[綜理]

to be in overall charge
to oversee

shòulǐ

受理

[受理]

to accept to hear a case
to handle (a service)

lǐhuà

理化

[理化]

physics and chemistry
(archaic) governance and education

gōnglǐ

公理

[公理]

self-evident truth
(math.) axiom

lǐgōng

理工

[理工]

science and engineering as academic subjects

lǐtóu

理头

[理頭]

to have a haircut
to cut sb's hair

Lǐtáng

理塘

[理塘]

Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

lǐpéi

理赔

[理賠]

to settle a claim
claims settlement
payment of claims

lǐlù

理路

[理路]

logical thinking

lǐshì

理事

[理事]

member of council
(literary) to take care of matters

lǐr

理儿

[理兒]

reason

lǐyīng

理应

[理應]

should; ought to

zhìlǐ

治理

[治理]

to govern
to administer
to manage
to control
governance

chánglǐ

常理

[常理]

common sense
conventional reasoning and morals

lǐshùn

理顺

[理順]

to straighten out
to sort out
to organize

liánlǐ

连理

[連理]

two trees that grow together as one
fig. conjugal union

lǐcái

理财

[理財]

to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management

wúlǐ

无理

[無理]

irrational
unreasonable

lǐjù

理据

[理據]

grounds
justification
logical basis
(linguistic) motivation

shěnlǐ

审理

[審理]

to hear (a case)

lǐxìng

理性

[理性]

reason
rationality
rational

lǐyóu

理由

[理由]

reason
grounds
justification
CL:個／个 (gè)

wénlǐ

文理

[文理]

arts and sciences

fùlǐ

副理

[副理]

deputy director
assistant manager

Lǐchá

理查

[理查]

Richard (name)

yǐnlǐ

引理

[引理]

lemma (math.)

pīlǐ

劈理

[劈理]

(mining) cleavage

bìnglǐ

病理

[病理]

pathology

hélǐ

合理

[合理]

rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

jīnglǐ

经理

[經理]

manager
director
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

chǔlǐ

处理

[處理]

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

dàoli

道理

[道理]

reason
argument
sense
principle
basis
justification
CL:個／个 (gè)

xuélǐ

学理

[學理]

scientific principle
theoretical standpoint

dàlǐ

大理

[大理]

judicial officer
justice of the peace (old)

xiānglǐ

襄理

[襄理]

assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw)
(literary) to assist

tiānlǐ

天理

[天理]

Heaven's law
the natural order of things

lǐniàn

理念

[理念]

idea
concept
philosophy
theory

lǐxiǎng

理想

[理想]

an ideal
a dream
ideal
perfect

yǒulǐ

有理

[有理]

reasonable
justified
right
(math.) rational

shūlǐ

输理

[輸理]

to be in the wrong

Lǐ Xiàn

理县

[理縣]

Li County (Tibetan: li rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州／阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ( Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Sichuan

lǐliáo

理疗

[理療]

physiotherapy

shūlǐ

疏理

[疏理]

to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative)
to marshal an argument

Dàlǐ

大理

[大理]

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

wùlǐ

物理

[物理]

physics

shìlǐ

事理

[事理]

reason
logic

jīlǐ

机理

[機理]

mechanism

Lǐguāng

理光

[理光]

Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company

zǒnglǐ

总理

[總理]

premier
prime minister
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

xiélǐ

协理

[協理]

assistant manager
to assist in managing

lǐjiě

理解

[理解]

to comprehend; to understand

lǐfàyuán

理发员

[理髮員]

barber

dàilǐshāng

代理商

[代理商]

agent

rènsǐlǐ

认死理

[認死理]

obstinate
opinionated

lùnlǐxué

论理学

[論理學]

logic

bùqùlǐ

不去理

[不去理]

not to pay attention to
to leave sth as it is
to ignore

lúnlǐxué

伦理学

[倫理學]

ethics

dàlǐyán

大理岩

[大理岩]

marble

Dàlǐshì

大理市

[大理市]

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

lǐxuéjiā

理学家

[理學家]

scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學／理学 ( Lǐxué)

lǐjiānshì

理监事

[理監事]

member of a board of directors

lǐfàyuàn

理发院

[理髮院]

barbershop
hair parlor

lǐfàdiàn

理发店

[理髮店]

barbershop
hairdresser's
CL:家 (jiā)

guǎnlǐyuán

管理员

[管理員]

manager
administrator

wèichǔlǐ

未处理

[未處理]

as yet unprocessed

jiělǐmiàn

解理面

[解理面]

cleavage plane (e.g. of slate)

hélǐhuà

合理化

[合理化]

to rationalize
to make compatible
to streamline
rationalization

bìnglǐxué

病理学

[病理學]

pathology

bùdālǐ

不搭理

[不搭理]

variant of 不答理 (bùdālǐ)

ànlǐshuō

按理说

[按理說]

it is reasonable to say that...

lěngchǔlǐ

冷处理

[冷處理]

(mechanics) cold treatment
to downplay; to handle in a low-key way

guǎnlǐzhàn

管理站

[管理站]

management station

zhànguǎnlǐ

站管理

[站管理]

station management

fùlǐshí

复理石

[復理石]

flysch (loanword)

Huìlǐxiàn

会理县

[會理縣]

Huili county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

chāowùlǐ

超物理

[超物理]

surpassing the physical world
metaphysical

shēnglǐqī

生理期

[生理期]

menstrual period

xīnlǐzhàn

心理战

[心理戰]

psychological warfare
psychological operations
psyop

nìdìnglǐ

逆定理

[逆定理]

converse theorem (math.)

rèchǔlǐ

热处理

[熱處理]

hot treatment (e.g. of metal)

An Lǐhuì

安理会

[安理會]

(United Nations) Security Council

dìlǐjí

地理极

[地理極]

geographic pole
north and south poles

Zhào Shùlǐ

赵树理

[趙樹理]

Zhao Shuli (1906-1970), proletarian novelist

wéilǐlùn

唯理论

[唯理論]

(philosophy) rationalism

lǐshìhuì

理事会

[理事會]

council

zǒngjīnglǐ

总经理

[總經理]

general manager
CEO

yǒulǐshì

有理式

[有理式]

rational expression (math.)

yàolǐxué

药理学

[藥理學]

pharmacology

shēnglǐxìng

生理性

[生理性]

physiological

dàdàoli

大道理

[大道理]

major principle
general truth
sermon (reproof)
bombastic talk

shù-lǐ-huà

数理化

[數理化]

mathematics, physics and chemistry (abbr. for 數學／数学 (shuxuè) + 物理 (wulì) + 化學／化学 (huàxuè))

liúlǐtái

流理台

[流理台]

kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw)

wùlǐcéng

物理层

[物理層]

physical layer

guǎnlǐxué

管理学

[管理學]

management studies

chǔlǐzhě

处理者

[處理者]

handler (computing)

Lǐtángxiàn

理塘县

[理塘縣]

Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州 ( Gānzī Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)

tónglǐxīn

同理心

[同理心]

empathy

xiūlǐchǎng

修理厂

[修理廠]

repair shop

gōnglǐfǎ

公理法

[公理法]

the axiomatic method

shuǐchǔlǐ

水处理

[水處理]

water treatment

héwùlǐ

核物理

[核物理]

nuclear physics

lǐjiělì

理解力

[理解力]

ability to grasp ideas
understanding

dàilǐrén

代理人

[代理人]

agent

hélǐxìng

合理性

[合理性]

reason
rationality
rationale
reasonableness

lǐcáixué

理财学

[理財學]

financial management science

hùlǐxué

护理学

[護理學]

nursing

lǐróngyuàn

理容院

[理容院]

hairdresser and beauty parlor
barbershop
massage parlor

dàlǐhuā

大理花

[大理花]

dahlia (loanword)

chuànchǔlǐ

串处理

[串處理]

string processing (computing)

dàlǐshí

大理石

[大理石]

marble

chǔlǐqì

处理器

[處理器]

processor

shēnglǐjià

生理假

[生理假]

menstrual leave (Tw)

pīchǔlǐ

批处理

[批處理]

(computing) batch processing

Dàlǐsì

大理寺

[大理寺]

Imperial Court of Judicial Review

liàolǐdiàn

料理店

[料理店]

restaurant

lǐgōngkē

理工科

[理工科]

science and engineering as academic subjects

shēnglǐxué

生理学

[生理學]

physiology

lǐlùnjiā

理论家

[理論家]

theorist
theoretician

Zhēnlǐbù

真理部

[真理部]

Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

Zhēnlǐ Bào

真理报

[真理報]

Pravda (newspaper)

guǎnlǐrén

管理人

[管理人]

supervisor
manager
administrator

guǎnlǐfèi

管理费

[管理費]

management fee

dìlǐxué

地理学

[地理學]

geography

lǐhuòyuán

理货员

[理貨員]

shop assistant
warehouse assistant

lǐxiǎnghuà

理想化

[理想化]

to idealize

fùjīnglǐ

副经理

[副經理]

deputy director
assistant manager

fùzǒnglǐ

副总理

[副總理]

vice-premier
vice prime minister
deputy prime minister

wùlǐliàng

物理量

[物理量]

physical quantity

Fěilǐbó

斐理伯

[斐理伯]

Philip

yǒulǐshù

有理数

[有理數]

rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)

yùchǔlǐ

预处理

[預處理]

to preprocess

Zháilǐsī

翟理斯

[翟理斯]

Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935), British diplomat and linguist, contributor to the Wade-Giles Chinese romanization system

jiānlǐsuǒ

监理所

[監理所]

inspection and control bureau

Zhōuzǒnglǐ

周总理

[周總理]

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

Dàlǐzhōu

大理州

[大理州]

abbr. for 大理白族自治州, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

lǐzhōngkè

理中客

[理中客]

rational, neutral, objective (abbr. for 理性、中立、客觀／理性、中立、客观 (lǐxìng,zhōnglì,kèguān))

méitiānlǐ

没天理

[沒天理]

(old) unprincipled; incorrect
(modern) unnatural; against reason; incredible

lǐshénlùn

理神论

[理神論]

deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe

xiánlǐlùn

弦理论

[弦理論]

string theory (physics)

wùlǐxué

物理学

[物理學]

physics

yìlǐjiě

易理解

[易理解]

easy to grasp
easily understood

wúlǐshù

无理数

[無理數]

irrational number

bùhélǐ

不合理

[不合理]

unreasonable

Tiānlǐjiào

天理教

[天理教]

Tenrikyo (Japanese religion)

lǐzéxué

理则学

[理則學]

logic

xīnlǐxué

心理学

[心理學]

psychology

yǒudàoli

有道理

[有道理]

to make sense; reasonable

zàichǔlǐ

再处理

[再處理]

reprocessing

Lǐ Yǎgè

理雅各

[理雅各]

James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English

lǐshìzhǎng

理事长

[理事長]

director general

Láng Wēilǐ

琅威理

[琅威理]

Captain William M Lang (1843-), British adviser to the Qing north China navy 北洋水師／北洋水师 during the 1880s

lǐxiǎngguó

理想国

[理想國]

ideal state
utopia

mìnglǐxué

命理学

[命理學]

divination; divinatory art

bùdālǐ

不答理

[不答理]

to pay no heed to

qiánzǒnglǐ

前总理

[前總理]

former prime minister

lǐgōngnán

理工男

[理工男]

geek; techie

Lǐchásēn

理查森

[理查森]

Richardson (name)

dúlǐxué

毒理学

[毒理學]

toxicology

Lǐxiǎngguó

理想国

[理想國]

Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)

lǐliáoshī

理疗师

[理療師]

physiotherapist

lǐfàshī

理发师

[理髮師]

barber; hairdresser

lǐfàtīng

理发厅

[理髮廳]

(Tw) barbershop
hairdresser's
CL:家 (jiā)

Lǐchádé

理查德

[理查德]

Richard (name)

gōugǔdìnglǐ

勾股定理

[勾股定理]

Pythagorean theorem

xīn'ānlǐdé

心安理得

[心安理得]

to have a clear conscience
to have no qualms about sth

tuīlǐxiǎoshuō

推理小说

[推理小說]

murder mystery (novel); whodunit

chóuwàixīnlǐ

仇外心理

[仇外心理]

xenophobia

zhìzhībùlǐ

置之不理

[置之不理]

to pay no heed to (idiom)
to ignore
to brush aside

rènsǐlǐr

认死理儿

[認死理兒]

erhua variant of 認死理／认死理 (rènsǐlǐ)

qǐyǒucǐlǐ

岂有此理

[豈有此理]

how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous
ridiculous
absurd

nìfǎnxīnlǐ

逆反心理

[逆反心理]

reverse psychology

yuèdúlǐjiě

阅读理解

[閱讀理解]

reading comprehension

shùnlǐchéngzhāng

顺理成章

[順理成章]

logical
only to be expected
rational and clearly structured (of text)

fēngxiǎnguǎnlǐ

风险管理

[風險管理]

risk management

Chálǐ Dàdì

查理大帝

[查理大帝]

Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800

lǐlùnjīchǔ

理论基础

[理論基礎]

theoretical foundation

Luó'ěrdìnglǐ

罗尔定理

[羅爾定理]

Rolle's theorem (in calculus)

jùlǐlìzhēng

据理力争

[據理力爭]

to contend on strong grounds
to argue strongly for what is right

sàngtiānhàilǐ

丧天害理

[喪天害理]

devoid of conscience (idiom)

guǎnlǐgōngnéng

管理功能

[管理功能]

management function

guīyīnlǐlùn

归因理论

[歸因理論]

attribution theory (psychology)

wùliúguǎnlǐ

物流管理

[物流管理]

logistics

fēnlèilǐlùn

分类理论

[分類理論]

classification theory

nányǐlǐjiě

难以理解

[難以理解]

hard to understand
incomprehensible

wùlǐxìngzhì

物理性质

[物理性質]

physical property

dàilǐyùnmǔ

代理孕母

[代理孕母]

(Tw) surrogacy
surrogate pregnancy
surrogate mother

lǐhuàyīnsù

理化因素

[理化因素]

physical and chemical factors

shāngtiānhàilǐ

伤天害理

[傷天害理]

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

gōngsīzhìlǐ

公司治理

[公司治理]

corporate governance

wēichǔlǐjī

微处理机

[微處理機]

microprocessor

shùxuéwùlǐ

数学物理

[數學物理]

mathematical physics

lǐzhíqìzhuàng

理直气壮

[理直氣壯]

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side
to have the courage of one's convictions
just and forceful

xīnlǐxuéjiā

心理学家

[心理學家]

psychologist

lǐxiǎngzhǔyì

理想主义

[理想主義]

idealism

fēnxīchǔlǐ

分析处理

[分析處理]

to parse
analysis processing
to analyze and treat

lìzǐwùlǐ

粒子物理

[粒子物理]

particle physics

yúshùdìnglǐ

余数定理

[餘數定理]

the Remainder Theorem

zuòshìbùlǐ

坐视不理

[坐視不理]

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

bāzìmìnglǐ

八字命理

[八字命理]

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

tōngqíngdálǐ

通情达理

[通情達理]

(idiom) fair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

zhuóqíngchǔlǐ

酌情处理

[酌情處理]

see 酌情辦理／酌情办理 (zhuóqíngbànlǐ)

Chálǐ Zhōukān

查理周刊

[查理週刊]

Charlie Hebdo (French magazine)

tiánjiānguǎnlǐ

田间管理

[田間管理]

land management

shùlǐtǒngjì

数理统计

[數理統計]

mathematical statistics

guǎnlǐxuéyuàn

管理学院

[管理學院]

school of management

wùlǐliáofǎ

物理疗法

[物理療法]

physiotherapy
physical therapy

yùqītuīlǐ

预期推理

[預期推理]

predictive inference

jiégòulǐlùn

结构理论

[結構理論]

structural theory (physics)

guǎnlǐjiēkǒu

管理接口

[管理接口]

management interface

wéixiànglǐlùn

唯象理论

[唯象理論]

phenomenology

zhìlǐmíngyán

至理名言

[至理名言]

wise saying; words of wisdom

lǐxìngzhīshi

理性知识

[理性知識]

rational knowledge

shùjùchǔlǐ

数据处理

[數據處理]

data processing

dìlǐdìngwèi

地理定位

[地理定位]

geolocation

xǐjiéliánlǐ

喜结连理

[喜結連理]

to tie the knot (idiom)
to get married

wùlǐhuàxué

物理化学

[物理化學]

physical chemistry

xiàngmùguǎnlǐ

项目管理

[項目管理]

project management

xìnxīguǎnlǐ

信息管理

[信息管理]

information management

yìngbiànguǎnlǐ

应变管理

[應變管理]

change management (business)

yǒulǐshùjí

有理数集

[有理數集]

set of rational numbers (math.)

zǒnglǐyámen

总理衙门

[總理衙門]

the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

bùjiālǐcǎi

不加理睬

[不加理睬]

without giving due consideration
to ignore
to overlook

chángwùlǐshì

常务理事

[常務理事]

permanent member of council

wéitiānnìlǐ

违天逆理

[違天逆理]

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

shūgānlǐqì

疏肝理气

[疏肝理氣]

to course the liver and rectify 氣／气 (qì) (TCM)

tiānlǐnánróng

天理难容

[天理難容]

Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
intolerable behavior

rùqíngrùlǐ

入情入理

[入情入理]

sensible and reasonable (idiom)

héqínghélǐ

合情合理

[合情合理]

reasonable and fair (idiom)

zìbēixīnlǐ

自卑心理

[自卑心理]

sense of inferiority
inferiority complex

zhèngquèchǔlǐ

正确处理

[正確處理]

to handle correctly

wùlǐzhìliáo

物理治疗

[物理治療]

physiotherapy
physical therapy

lǐkēxuéshì

理科学士

[理科學士]

Bachelor of Science B.Sc.

jīběndìnglǐ

基本定理

[基本定理]

fundamental theorem

xīnlǐfángxiàn

心理防线

[心理防線]

psychological barrier

pǔbiànlǐlùn

普遍理论

[普遍理論]

universal hypothesis

wùlǐjiégòu

物理结构

[物理結構]

physical composition

jīběnyuánlǐ

基本原理

[基本原理]

fundamental principle

wěntàilǐlùn

稳态理论

[穩態理論]

the steady-state theory (cosmology)

mánbùjiǎnglǐ

蛮不讲理

[蠻不講理]

completely unreasonable

shèngyúdìnglǐ

剩余定理

[剩餘定理]

the Remainder Theorem

Dànyǐlǐshū

但以理书

[但以理書]

Book of Daniel

lǐxìngrènshi

理性认识

[理性認識]

cognition
rational knowledge

chǎnpǐnjīnglǐ

产品经理

[產品經理]

product manager

dìqiúwùlǐ

地球物理

[地球物理]

geophysics

yǒulǐshùyù

有理数域

[有理數域]

field of rational numbers (math.), usually denoted by Q

héngqíngzhuólǐ

衡情酌理

[衡情酌理]

to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
to deliberate

zhōngzhídìnglǐ

中值定理

[中值定理]

mean value theorem (in calculus)

zhèngdànglǐyóu

正当理由

[正當理由]

proper reason
reasonable grounds

bùkělǐyù

不可理喻

[不可理喻]

(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable

jiǎoxìngxīnlǐ

侥幸心理

[僥倖心理]

trusting to luck
wishful thinking

dìlǐxuéjiā

地理学家

[地理學家]

geographer

chǔlǐnénglì

处理能力

[處理能力]

processing capability
throughput

zhuóqíngbànlǐ

酌情办理

[酌情辦理]

to act after full consideration of the actual situation

mánhèngwúlǐ

蛮横无理

[蠻橫無理]

rude and unreasonable

zhīqíngdálǐ

知情达理

[知情達理]

see 通情達理／通情达理 (tōngqíngdálǐ)

shòubìnglǐxué

兽病理学

[獸病理學]

veterinary pathology

Wèilǐ Gōnghuì

卫理公会

[衛理公會]

Methodists

biànfēnyuánlǐ

变分原理

[變分原理]

variational principle (physics)

bǐnggōngbànlǐ

秉公办理

[秉公辦理]

conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly

yǐngxiàngchǔlǐ

影像处理

[影像處理]

image processing

lǎndedālǐ

懒得搭理

[懶得搭理]

not wishing to acknowledge sb
unwilling to respond

qīnglǐduìwǔ

清理队伍

[清理隊伍]

to purge the ranks

wénzìchǔlǐ

文字处理

[文字處理]

word processing

jùqíngbànlǐ

据情办理

[據情辦理]

to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)

wùyèguǎnlǐ

物业管理

[物業管理]

property management

qǐyèguǎnlǐ

企业管理

[企業管理]

business management

quánbiànlǐlùn

权变理论

[權變理論]

contingency theory (theory of leadership)

guīnàtuīlǐ

归纳推理

[歸納推理]

inductive reasoning

lǐqìhuàtán

理气化痰

[理氣化痰]

(TCM) to rectify 氣／气 (qì) and transform phlegm

yīliáohùlǐ

医疗护理

[醫療護理]

health care

xiéchǔlǐqì

协处理器

[協處理器]

coprocessor

lǐxìngzhǔyì

理性主义

[理性主義]

rationalism

zhèngxiándìnglǐ

正弦定理

[正弦定理]

law of sines

biàngéguǎnlǐ

变革管理

[變革管理]

change management (business)

kēxuéguǎnlǐ

科学管理

[科學管理]

scientific management

zhīshūdálǐ

知书达理

[知書達理]

educated and well-balanced (idiom)

túxiàngchǔlǐ

图像处理

[圖像處理]

image processing

lǐsuǒdāngrán

理所当然

[理所當然]

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

zhìguólǐzhèng

治国理政

[治國理政]

to manage state affairs
to govern the country

zìzhīlǐkuī

自知理亏

[自知理虧]

to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)

tūbiànlǐlùn

突变理论

[突變理論]

(math.) catastrophe theory

Fěilǐbóshū

斐理伯书

[斐理伯書]

Epistle of St Paul to the Philippians

wēichǔlǐqì

微处理器

[微處理器]

microprocessor

jiělǐfāngxiàng

解理方向

[解理方向]

direction of cleavage (e.g. of slate)

rénshìguǎnlǐ

人事管理

[人事管理]

personnel management

xīnlǐzuòyòng

心理作用

[心理作用]

a perception that doesn't reflect reality
a notion based on an erroneous belief

diàncílǐlùn

电磁理论

[電磁理論]

electromagnetism
electromagnetic theory

dìlǐwèizhi

地理位置

[地理位置]

geographical location

qiǎngcíduólǐ

强词夺理

[強詞奪理]

to twist words and force logic (idiom)
sophistry
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
shoving false arguments down people's throats

tèbiéhùlǐ

特别护理

[特別護理]

intensive care

wúlǐqǔnào

无理取闹

[無理取鬧]

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

wùlǐxuéjiā

物理学家

[物理學家]

physicist

yuǎndàlǐxiǎng

远大理想

[遠大理想]

lofty ideal

suìpiànzhěnglǐ

碎片整理

[碎片整理]

defragmentation (computing)

língdiǎndìnglǐ

零点定理

[零點定理]

Hilbert's zeros theorem (math.)
Nullstellensatz

wǎngluòguǎnlǐ

网络管理

[網絡管理]

network management

Dàlǐsìqīng

大理寺卿

[大理寺卿]

Chief Justice of the Imperial Court of Judicial Review

lǐgōngdàxué

理工大学

[理工大學]

University of Science and Engineering
also sometimes Institute of Technology

wéitiānhàilǐ

违天害理

[違天害理]

lit. violating heaven and reason (idiom); immoral character

dìlǐwěidù

地理纬度

[地理緯度]

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

míngdáshìlǐ

明达事理

[明達事理]

reasonable
sensible

héhūqínglǐ

合乎情理

[合乎情理]

reasonable; to make sense

màntiáosīlǐ

慢条斯理

[慢條斯理]

unhurried
calm
composed
leisurely

shēnglǐyánshuǐ

生理盐水

[生理鹽水]

saline (medicine)

zǒngguǎnlǐchù

总管理处

[總管理處]

headquarters
main administrative office

zhìliàngguǎnlǐ

质量管理

[質量管理]

quality management

lǐlùngòngxiàn

理论贡献

[理論貢獻]

theoretical contribution

bǎnkuàilǐlùn

板块理论

[板塊理論]

plate tectonics

bùmíngshìlǐ

不明事理

[不明事理]

not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

hùndùnlǐlùn

混沌理论

[混沌理論]

(math.) chaos theory

xīnlǐfēnxī

心理分析

[心理分析]

psychoanalysis

xīnlǐcídiǎn

心理词典

[心理詞典]

mental lexicon

wénshūchǔlǐ

文书处理

[文書處理]

paperwork; clerical tasks
(Tw) word processing

gōngpínghélǐ

公平合理

[公平合理]

fair
equitable

bùlǐbùcǎi

不理不睬

[不理不睬]

to completely ignore (idiom)
to pay no attention to
not to be in the least concerned about

xìnhàochǔlǐ

信号处理

[信號處理]

signal processing

gùtǐwùlǐ

固体物理

[固體物理]

solid state physics

shùlǐluójí

数理逻辑

[數理邏輯]

mathematical logic
symbolic logic

fēnshǒudàilǐ

分手代理

[分手代理]

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

guīfànlǐlùn

规范理论

[規範理論]

Standard Model (of particle physics)

tīnglìlǐjiě

听力理解

[聽力理解]

listening comprehension

bùyǔlǐhuì

不予理会

[不予理會]

to ignore
to brush off
to dismiss
to pay no attention to

zhuān'ànjīnglǐ

专案经理

[專案經理]

project manager

tèshūhùlǐ

特殊护理

[特殊護理]

special care
intensive nursing

lǐqūcíqióng

理屈词穷

[理屈詞窮]

lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position
to not have a leg to stand on

xíngzhèngguǎnlǐ

行政管理

[行政管理]

administration
administrative management

shēnglǐxuéjiā

生理学家

[生理學家]

physiologist

tiáolǐshípǐn

调理食品

[調理食品]

precooked food

gàixínglǐlùn

概型理论

[概型理論]

scheme theory (math.)

lǐxuéshuòshì

理学硕士

[理學碩士]

M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)

fēnzǐliàolǐ

分子料理

[分子料理]

molecular gastronomy

yǒutiáoyǒulǐ

有条有理

[有條有理]

(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy

jièzhídìnglǐ

介值定理

[介值定理]

intermediate value theorem (math.)

àilǐbùlǐ

爱理不理

[愛理不理]

(idiom) standoffish; indifferent

jiāshēnlǐjiě

加深理解

[加深理解]

to get a better grasp of sth

guówùzǒnglǐ

国务总理

[國務總理]

minister of state (old usage)

bìnglǐxuéjiā

病理学家

[病理學家]

pathologist

tiāntǐwùlǐ

天体物理

[天體物理]

astrophysics

xìhuàguǎnlǐ

细化管理

[細化管理]

micromanagement

dìngxìnglǐlùn

定性理论

[定性理論]

qualitative theory

yìngyòngwùlǐ

应用物理

[應用物理]

applied physics

zuòyònglǐlùn

作用理论

[作用理論]

interactive theory

gōngsīlǐcái

公司理财

[公司理財]

company finance
corporate finance

Sūnzidìnglǐ

孙子定理

[孫子定理]

the Chinese remainder theorem

shùlǐfēnxī

数理分析

[數理分析]

mathematical analysis
calculus

shāngyèguǎnlǐ

商业管理

[商業管理]

business administration

dìqiúwùlǐxué

地球物理学

[地球物理學]

geophysics

rènzhīxīnlǐxué

认知心理学

[認知心理學]

cognitive psychology

chángrènlǐshìguó

常任理事国

[常任理事國]

permanent member state (of the UN Security Council)

shùzìmìnglǐxué

数字命理学

[數字命理學]

numerology

shíyànxīnlǐxué

实验心理学

[實驗心理學]

experimental psychology

chōngzúlǐyóulü

充足理由律

[充足理由律]

sufficient grounds (law)

lìzǐwùlǐxué

粒子物理学

[粒子物理學]

particle physics

túshūguǎnlǐyuán

图书管理员

[圖書管理員]

librarian

Anquán Lǐshìhuì

安全理事会

[安全理事會]

(United Nations) Security Council

mókuàihuàlǐlùn

模块化理论

[模塊化理論]

modularity theory

wǎngluòguǎnlǐyuán

网络管理员

[網絡管理員]

network administrator

Jiāluówǎlǐlùn

伽罗瓦理论

[伽羅瓦理論]

Galois theory (math.)

bùjìguǎnlǐyuán

簿记管理员

[簿記管理員]

commissarian

bùdòngdiǎndìnglǐ

不动点定理

[不動點定理]

fixed point theorem (math.)

Jiāluóhuálǐlùn

伽罗华理论

[伽羅華理論]

Galois theory (math.)

Shīxīnwáng Lǐchá

狮心王理查

[獅心王理查]

Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199), King Richard I of England 1189-1199

guǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì

管理委员会

[管理委員會]

administrative committee
management committee

bìtúxiàngdìnglǐ

闭图象定理

[閉圖象定理]

closed graph theorem (math.)

Aòmǔ Zhēnlǐjiào

奥姆真理教

[奧姆真理教]

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

Oūzhōu Lǐshìhuì

欧洲理事会

[歐洲理事會]

European Council

jiāotōngguǎnlǐjú

交通管理局

[交通管理局]

department of transport

fēnxīxīnlǐxué

分析心理学

[分析心理學]

analytical psychology
Jungian psychology

zhōngyāngchǔlǐjī

中央处理机

[中央處理機]

central processing unit (CPU)

wúguójièliàolǐ

无国界料理

[無國界料理]

fusion cuisine (Tw)

Dèng Xiǎopíng Lǐlùn

邓小平理论

[鄧小平理論]

Deng Xiaoping Theory
Dengism
the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control

duōrènwuchǔlǐ

多任务处理

[多任務處理]

multitasking (computing)

bùxiāngróngyuánlǐ

不相容原理

[不相容原理]

(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)

gōngzuòguǎnlǐyuán

工作管理员

[工作管理員]

(computing) task manager (Tw)

xīnlǐtǒngjìxué

心理统计学

[心理統計學]

psychometrics
quantitative psychology

Lǐxìngyǔ Gǎnxìng

理性与感性

[理性與感性]

Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀／珍·奥斯汀 ( Zhēn· Aòsītīng)

rènwuguǎnlǐqì

任务管理器

[任務管理器]

(computing) task manager

píngjūnzhídìnglǐ

平均值定理

[平均值定理]

the mean value theorem (in calculus)

tiāntǐwùlǐxué

天体物理学

[天體物理學]

astrophysics

shùxuéwùlǐxué

数学物理学

[數學物理學]

mathematical physics

guǎnlǐxìnxīkù

管理信息库

[管理信息庫]

Management Information Base
MIB

rénwéndìlǐxué

人文地理学

[人文地理學]

human geography

wánxíngxīnlǐxué

完形心理学

[完形心理學]

Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole)

èrxiàngshìdìnglǐ

二项式定理

[二項式定理]

the binomial theorem (math.)

guǎnlǐcéngshōugòu

管理层收购

[管理層收購]

management buyout (MBO)

wūshuǐchǔlǐchǎng

污水处理厂

[污水處理廠]

water treatment plant

wánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

完全归纳推理

[完全歸納推理]

inference by complete induction

qǐyèguǎnlǐshuòshì

企业管理硕士

[企業管理碩士]

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Běijīng Lǐgōng Dàxué

北京理工大学

[北京理工大學]

Beijing Institute of Technology

xūqiúcéngcìlǐlùn

需求层次理论

[需求層次理論]

(Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology)

Dàlián Lǐgōng Dàxué

大连理工大学

[大連理工大學]

Dalian University of Technology

zuìdīxiàndùlǐlùn

最低限度理论

[最低限度理論]

minimalist theory

tiāntǐwùlǐxuéjiā

天体物理学家

[天體物理學家]

astrophysicist

Dìguó Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

帝国理工学院

[帝國理工學院]

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London

Nèigé Zǒnglǐ Dàchén

内阁总理大臣

[內閣總理大臣]

formal title of the Japanese prime minister

Xiānggǎng Lǐgōng Dàxué

香港理工大学

[香港理工大學]

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Chūrù Jìng Guǎnlǐjú

出入境管理局

[出入境管理局]

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

dàishùjīběndìnglǐ

代数基本定理

[代數基本定理]

fundamental theorem of algebra

Huádōng Lǐgōng Dàxué

华东理工大学

[華東理工大學]

East China University of Science and Technology

gèrénshùzìzhùlǐ

个人数字助理

[個人數字助理]

personal digital assistant (PDA)

Límàn Luóhèdìnglǐ

黎曼罗赫定理

[黎曼羅赫定理]

(math.) Riemann-Roch theorem

gōngshāngguǎnlǐshuòshì

工商管理硕士

[工商管理碩士]

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Jiāzhōu Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加州理工学院

[加州理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
abbr. for 加利福尼亞理工學院／加利福尼亚理工学院

Nánjīng Lǐgōng Dàxué

南京理工大学

[南京理工大學]

Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Huánán Lǐgōng Dàxué

华南理工大学

[華南理工大學]

South China University of Technology

Nányáng Lǐgōng Dàxué

南洋理工大学

[南洋理工大學]

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

wǎngluòguǎnlǐxìtǒng

网络管理系统

[網絡管理系統]

network management system
NMS

běndìguǎnlǐjièmiàn

本地管理界面

[本地管理界面]

LMI
local management interface (telecommunications)

bǎishìshíjiǎngdàolǐ

摆事实讲道理

[擺事實講道理]

present the facts and reason things out

wánxíngxīnlǐzhìliáo

完形心理治疗

[完形心理治療]

Gestalt psychotherapy

Zhōngguóshèngyúdìnglǐ

中国剩余定理

[中國剩餘定理]

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

Shùzì Bǎnquán Guǎnlǐ

数字版权管理

[數字版權管理]

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

nèiróngguǎnlǐxìtǒng

内容管理系统

[內容管理系統]

content management system (CMS) (Internet)

Aī'ěrjīndàlǐshí

埃尔金大理石

[埃爾金大理石]

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

jiàngòuzhèngyìlǐlùn

建构正义理论

[建構正義理論]

constructivist theory

liánjīfēnxīchǔlǐ

联机分析处理

[聯機分析處理]

online analysis processing OLAP

zìrányǔyánchǔlǐ

自然语言处理

[自然語言處理]

natural language processing, NLP

bùquèdìngxìngyuánlǐ

不确定性原理

[不確定性原理]

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)

héránliàohòuchǔlǐ

核燃料后处理

[核燃料後處理]

nuclear fuel reprocessing

Fèi'ěrmǎdàdìnglǐ

费尔马大定理

[費爾馬大定理]

Fermat's last theorem

Máshěng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

麻省理工学院

[麻省理工學院]

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

guójìhuòyùndàilǐ

国际货运代理

[國際貨運代理]

international transport agency

dàishùxuéjīběndìnglǐ

代数学基本定理

[代數學基本定理]

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

Wàijiāo Guānxì Lǐshìhuì

外交关系理事会

[外交關係理事會]

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu

大理白族自治州

[大理白族自治州]

Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

bùwánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

不完全归纳推理

[不完全歸納推理]

inference by incomplete induction

jīngyíngguǎnlǐhéwéihù

经营管理和维护

[經營管理和維護]

Operations Administration and Maintenance
OAM

rènzhīshénjīngxīnlǐxué

认知神经心理学

[認知神經心理學]

cognitive neuropsychology

Guójiā Wàihuì Guǎnlǐjú

国家外汇管理局

[國家外匯管理局]

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

wēijīfēnjīběndìnglǐ

微积分基本定理

[微積分基本定理]

fundamental theorem of calculus

Xiānggǎng Jīnróng Guǎnlǐjú

香港金融管理局

[香港金融管理局]

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Nuòbèi'ěr Wùlǐxué Jiǎng

诺贝尔物理学奖

[諾貝爾物理學獎]

Nobel Prize in Physics

kuàijìzhǔnzélǐshìhuì

会计准则理事会

[會計準則理事會]

accounting standards council

shíwùjíyàopǐnguǎnlǐjú

食物及药品管理局

[食物及藥品管理局]

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

Liánhéguó Anquán Lǐshìhuì

联合国安全理事会

[聯合國安全理事會]

United Nations Security Council

jiǎndānwǎngluòguǎnlǐxiéyì

简单网络管理协议

[簡單網絡管理協議]

Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP

Zhōngguó Dìqiú Wùlǐ Xuéhuì

中国地球物理学会

[中國地球物理學會]

Chinese Geophysical Society

wúxiàndiànguǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì

无线电管理委员会

[無線電管理委員會]

Wireless transmission regulatory commission

yùguǎnlǐyúfúwùzhīzhōng

寓管理于服务之中

[寓管理於服務之中]

to make administration service-oriented

Chéngshì Guǎnlǐ Xíngzhèng Zhífǎjú

城市管理行政执法局

[城市管理行政執法局]

City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)

dàng'ànzhuǎnsòngcúnqǔjíguǎnlǐ

档案转送存取及管理

[檔案轉送存取及管理]

File Transfer, Access and Management
FTAM

Sūlíshì Liánbāng Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

苏黎世联邦理工学院

[蘇黎世聯邦理工學院]

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, a university

Jiālìfúníyà Lǐgōng Xuéyuàn

加利福尼亚理工学院

[加利福尼亞理工學院]

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

rénqúnguǎnlǐtèbiéyòngtúchē

人群管理特别用途车

[人群管理特別用途車]

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 (shuǐpàochē)

Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú

食品药品监督管理局

[食品藥品監督管理局]