理解

Character by character

• 理lǐ11 strokesHSK 2reason, logic; manage
• 解jiě13 strokesHSK 3loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧

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Example sentences

• 能理解？

  Néng lǐ jiě

  Understand?

  Listen

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 理解. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 了解liǎo jiěHSK 4

  to understand; to realize; to find out

• 解决jiě juéHSK 3

  to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

• 处理chǔ lǐHSK 3

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

• 解释jiě shìHSK 4

  explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve

• 心理xīn lǐHSK 4

  psychology; mentality

• 管理guǎn lǐHSK 3

  to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration

• 理由lǐ yóuHSK 3

  reason; grounds; justification

• 理论lǐ lùnHSK 3

  theory; to argue; to take notice of

• 理lǐHSK 6

  texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up

• 经理jīng lǐHSK 2

  manager; director

• 合理hé lǐHSK 3

  rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

• 解jiěHSK 6

  to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection

• 道理dào liHSK 2

  reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

• 理想lǐ xiǎngHSK 2

  an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

• 整理zhěng lǐHSK 3

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

• 清理qīng lǐHSK 5

  to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of

• 解放jiě fàngHSK 5

  to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949

• 助理zhù lǐHSK 5

  assistant

• 代理dài lǐHSK 5

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

• 解除jiě chúHSK 5

  to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)

• 物理wù lǐ

  physics; physical

• 理念lǐ niànHSK 7

  idea; concept; philosophy; theory

• 护理hù lǐHSK 7

  to nurse; to tend and protect

• 理性lǐ xìngHSK 7

  reason; rationality; rational