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理智

lǐ zhì · li zhi

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Meaning

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  1. reason
  2. intellect
  3. rationality
  4. rational
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Just looking

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)，红色(hóngsè)的(de)。

    I want to buy a new phone, a red one.

  2. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)旧(jiù)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)能(néng)用(yòng)，理智(lǐzhì)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Your old phone still works. Be rational.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)理智(lǐzhì)！我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)看一看(kànyīkàn)。

    I am very rational! I am just looking.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)已经(yǐjīng)付钱(fùqián)了(le)？

    Then why have you already paid?

  5. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)手指(shǒuzhǐ)不(bù)理智(lǐzhì)。

    My finger is not rational.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)终(zhōng)于(yú)恢(huī)复(fù)了(le)理(lǐ)智(zhì)。

He finally came to his senses.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

遇(yù)到(dào)困(kùn)难(nán)时(shí)，我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)保(bǎo)持(chí)理(lǐ)智(zhì)。

When we encounter difficulties, we should stay rational.

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