按理 àn lǐ ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ on3 lei5
- according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
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- 按摩 àn mó ㄢˋ ㄇㄛˊ on3 mo1 massage
- 按时 按時 àn shí ㄢˋ ㄕˊ on3 si4 on time
- 按照 àn zhào ㄢˋ ㄓㄠˋ on3 ziu3 according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- 按说 按說 àn shuō ㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 syut3 in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
- 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ on3 gin6 button or key (on a device)
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- 按理说 按理說 àn lǐ shuō ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄛ on3 lei5 syut3 it is reasonable to say that...
- 按下 àn xià ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ on3 haa6 to press down
- 按压 按壓 àn yā ㄢˋ ㄧㄚ on3 aat3 to press
- 按天 àn tiān ㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ on3 tin1 daily (law)
- 按季 àn jì ㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ on3 gwai3 according to season
- 按察 àn chá ㄢˋ ㄔㄚˊ on3 caat3 to investigate (old)
- 按扣 àn kòu ㄢˋ ㄎㄡˋ on3 kau3 snap fastener
- 按捺 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naat6 to restrain
- 按揭 àn jiē ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ on3 kit3 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
- 按日 àn rì ㄢˋ ㄖˋ on3 jat6 daily (law)
- 按月 àn yuè ㄢˋ ㄩㄝˋ on3 jyut6 monthly
- 按期 àn qī ㄢˋ ㄑㄧ on3 kei4 on schedule
- 按立 àn lì ㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ on3 laap6 ordination
- 按纳 按納 àn nà ㄢˋ ㄋㄚˋ on3 naap6 variant of 按捺
- 按脉 按脈 àn mài ㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ on3 mak6 to feel (take) the pulse
理
- 不理 bù lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 lei5 to refuse to acknowledge
- 代理 dài lǐ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ doi6 lei5 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
- 修理 xiū lǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄧˇ sau1 lei5 to repair
- 伦理 倫理 lún lǐ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ leon4 lei5 ethics
- 助理 zhù lǐ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ zo6 lei5 assistant
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- 原理 yuán lǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ jyun4 lei5 principle
- 受理 shòu lǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄌㄧˇ sau6 lei5 to accept to hear a case
- 合理 hé lǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ hap6 lei5 rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- 地理 dì lǐ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ dei6 lei5 geography
- 常理 cháng lǐ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ soeng4 lei5 common sense
- 心理 xīn lǐ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ sam1 lei5 psychology; mentality
- 推理 tuī lǐ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄌㄧˇ teoi1 lei5 reasoning
- 整理 zhěng lǐ ㄓㄥˇ ㄌㄧˇ zing2 lei5 to arrange
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 有理 yǒu lǐ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ jau5 lei5 reasonable
- 梳理 shū lǐ ㄕㄨ ㄌㄧˇ so1 lei5 to comb
- 治理 zhì lǐ ㄓˋ ㄌㄧˇ zi6 lei5 to govern
- 清理 qīng lǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ cing1 lei5 to clear up
- 无理 無理 wú lǐ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ mou4 lei5 irrational
Idioms with these characters
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 按部就班 àn bù jiù bān ㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄢ on3 bou6 zau6 baan1 (idiom) to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine
- 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 秉公办理 秉公辦理 bǐng gōng bàn lǐ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ bing2 gung1 baan6 lei5 conducting business impartially (idiom); to act justly
- 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6 (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
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- 不理不睬 bù lǐ bù cǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄞˇ bat1 lei5 bat1 coi2 to completely ignore (idiom)
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
- 衡情酌理 héng qíng zhuó lǐ ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˇ hang4 cing4 zoek3 lei5 to weight the matter and deliberate the reason (idiom); to weigh and consider
- 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ hap6 cing4 hap6 lei5 (idiom) reasonable; fair
- 理屈词穷 理屈詞窮 lǐ qū cí qióng ㄌㄧˇ ㄑㄩ ㄘˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ lei5 wat1 ci4 kung4 lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
- 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán ㄌㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ lei5 so2 dong1 jin4 as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- 理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ lei5 zik6 hei3 zong3 in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side