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HSK
an ideal / a dream / ideal / perfect
HSK 2
reason / grounds / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
theory / CL: 個|个 / to argue / to take notice of
HSK 3
to comprehend; to understand
HSK 3
to get a haircut; to have one's hair done / to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
HSK 3
to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
HSK 6
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  *理* | 理* | *理
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
HSK 6
reason / intellect / rationality / rational
HSK 6
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
HSK 7-9
to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of
HSK 7-9
reason / rationality / rational
HSK 7-9
the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科)
HSK 7-9
member of council / (literary) to take care of matters
HSK 7-9
to heed / to pay attention to
HSK 7-9
idea / concept / philosophy / theory
HSK 7-9
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
to settle a claim / claims settlement / payment of claims
Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
science and engineering as academic subjects
director general
University of Science and Engineering / also sometimes Institute of Technology
Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
to idealize
idealism
council
School of Principle / Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao 程顥|程颢, Cheng Yi 程頤|程颐 and Zhu Xi 朱熹)
science
should; ought to
barber; hairdresser
Sense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀
in the wrong
to straighten out / to sort out / to organize
should; ought
ability to grasp ideas / understanding
theorist / theoretician
physiotherapist
hairdresser and beauty parlor / barbershop / massage parlor
cognition / rational knowledge
scholar of the rationalist school of Neo-Confucianism 理學|理学
Li County (Tibetan: li rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
Richard (name)
physiotherapy
Plato's "The Republic" (c. 380 BC)
ideal state / utopia
logic
member of a board of directors
(TCM) to rectify 氣|气
rationalism
physics and chemistry / (archaic) governance and education
Richardson (name)
(Tw) barbershop / hairdresser's / CL:
barber; hairdresser
Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
logical thinking
(name) Richard
barbershop / hairdresser's / CL:
to disentangle (wiring etc) / (fig.) to clarify (one's thoughts etc)
principle / logic
M.Sc. (Master of Science degree)
theoretical foundation
financial management science
rational, neutral, objective (abbr. for 理性中立客觀|理性中立客观)
physical and chemical factors
grounds / justification / logical basis / (linguistic) motivation
reason
to reason with sb
geek; techie
science and engineering as academic subjects
rational knowledge
(idiom) it's only right and proper; it goes without saying
(TCM) to rectify 氣|气 and transform phlegm
deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe
Bachelor of Science B.Sc.
theoretical contribution
shop assistant / warehouse assistant
James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English
to have a haircut / to cut sb's hair
barbershop; hairdresser's


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