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公理
gōng lǐ
Pinyin
Definition
公理
-
gōng lǐ
axiom (in logic)
axiomatic
Character Decomposition
公
八
厶
理
王
里
Related Words
(20)
公主
gōng zhǔ
1
princess
公交
gōng jiāo
1
public transportation
2
mass transit
3
abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
1
public transport vehicle
2
town bus
3
CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公布
gōng bù
1
to announce
2
to make public
3
to publish
公司
gōng sī
1
(business) company
2
company
3
firm
4
corporation
5
incorporated
6
CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
1
park (for public recreation)
2
CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
1
apartment building
2
block of flats
3
CL:套[tào]
公平
gōng píng
1
fair
2
impartial
公民
gōng mín
1
citizen
公路
gōng lù
1
highway
2
road
3
CL:條|条[tiáo]
公里
gōng lǐ
1
kilometer
心理
xīn lǐ
1
psychology
2
mentality
整理
zhěng lǐ
1
to arrange
2
to tidy up
3
to sort out
4
to straighten out
5
to list systematically
6
to collate (data, files)
7
to pack (luggage)
理
lǐ
1
texture
2
grain (of wood)
3
inner essence
4
intrinsic order
5
reason
6
logic
7
truth
8
science
9
natural science (esp. physics)
10
to manage
11
to pay attention to
12
to run (affairs)
13
to handle
14
to put in order
15
to tidy up
理想
lǐ xiǎng
1
an ideal
2
a dream
3
ideal
4
perfect
理由
lǐ yóu
1
reason
2
grounds
3
justification
4
CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
1
to comprehend
2
to understand
3
comprehension
4
understanding
管理
guǎn lǐ
1
to supervise
2
to manage
3
to administer
4
management
5
administration
6
CL:個|个[gè]
老公
lǎo gōng
1
(coll.) husband
处理
chǔ lǐ
1
to handle
2
to treat
3
to deal with
4
to process
5
to deal with a criminal case
6
to mete out punishment
7
to offer for sale at a reduced price
8
to punish
Idioms
(20)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
1
to be impervious to reason (idiom)
2
unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
1
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
1
to completely ignore (idiom)
2
to pay no attention to
3
not to be in the least concerned about
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
1
official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
1
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
2
outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
1
sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
1
to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
2
to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
1
to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
1
for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
2
selfless
公说公有理,婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
1
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
1
to announce to the world (idiom)
2
to make public
3
to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
1
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
2
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
1
reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
1
to tie the knot (idiom)
2
to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
1
devoid of conscience (idiom)
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
1
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
1
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
2
the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
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