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理智 (lǐ zhì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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理智 (lǐ zhì): Reason (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

理智 consists of 2 characters.

reason, principle, to manage

wisdom, knowledge, intelligence

How to Use 理智 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 理智 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

shī失

qù去

lǐ理

zhì智

neutral

lose one's reason

bǎo保

chí持

lǐ理

zhì智

neutral

stay rational

Adjective + Nounwith选择

lǐ理

zhì智

de的

xuǎn选

zé择

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

lǐ理

zhì智

Subject + Verb + Objectwith战胜

lǐ理

zhì智

zhàn战

shèng胜

qíng情

gǎn感

Example Sentences with 理智

tā他

hěn很

lǐ理

zhì智

。

He is very rational.

neutral

rational choice

neutral

very rational

formal

Written

reason overcomes emotion

miàn面

duì对

wēi危

jī机

shí时

，

tā他

biǎo表

xiàn现

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

lǐ理

zhì智

。

He behaved very rationally when facing the crisis.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

zhēng争

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

jīng惊

rén人

de的

lǐ理

zhì智

。

Amidst the heated argument, he still maintained remarkable reason.

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zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

jiàn建

yì议

jué决

cè策

zhě者

yìng应

jī基

yú于

chōng充

fèn分

de的

lǐ理

zhì智

ér而

fēi非

qíng情

xù绪

。

This report recommends that decision-makers should base their choices on sufficient intellect rather than emotion.

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

shí时

，

bǎo保

chí持

lǐ理

dāng当

qíng情

gǎn感

yǔ与

lǐ理

zhì智

chōng冲

tū突

shí时

zài在

nà那

zhǒng种

jí极

duān端

yā压

lì力

xià下

，

tā

zài在

zuò做

chū出

zhòng重

dà大

jué决

dìng定

qián前

，

wǒ

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nèi内

xīn心

chōng充

mǎn满

fèn愤

nù怒

，

dàn

zhì

智

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

It's important to stay rational when facing difficulties.

，

nǐ你

tōng通

cháng常

huì会

rú如

hé何

jué抉

zé择

？

When emotions conflict with reason, how do you usually make your choice?

他

de的

xíng行

wéi为

wán完

quán全

sàng丧

shī失

le了

lǐ理

zhì智

。

Under that extreme pressure, his actions completely lost all reason.

我

men们

xū需

yào要

yòng用

lǐ理

zhì智

fēn分

xī析

gè各

zhǒng种

kě可

néng能

xìng性

。

Before making major decisions, we need to use reason to analyze various possibilities.

但

tā她

zuì最

zhōng终

píng凭

jiè借

lǐ理

zhì智

kòng控

zhì制

le了

jú局

miàn面

。

Although filled with inner anger, she ultimately relied on intellect to control the situation.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 理智.

Words with 理

经理jīng lǐHSK 3
修理xiū lǐHSK 4
整理zhěng lǐHSK 4
理发lǐ fàHSK 4
理想lǐ xiǎngHSK 4
理解lǐ jiěHSK 4
管理guǎn lǐHSK 4
办理bàn lǐHSK 5

Words with 智

明智míng zhì
智力zhì lì
智商zhì shāng
智慧zhì huì
智能zhì néng
机智jī zhì
人工智能rén gōng zhì néng
急中生智jí zhōng shēng zhì