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理性

lǐ xìng

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

理性 (lǐ xìng) means "reason; rationality; rational". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 理性 means

1. reason
2. rationality
3. rational

The characters in 理性

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Example sentences

• 保持理性的思维。
  Bǎochí lǐxìng de sīwéi.
  Maintain rational thought.
• 人的行为不总是理性的。
  People don't always behave rationally.
• 我感情上支持，但是理性上反对。
  Wǒ gǎnqíng shàng zhīchí, dànshì lǐxìng shàng fǎnduì.
  I agree on an emotional level, but on the pragmatic level I disagree.
• 灵魂是由理性、意志和情欲构成的。
  Línghún shì yóu lǐxìng, yìzhì hé qíngyù gòuchéng de.
  The soul is made up of reason, determination, and passion.
• 没有男人有能把控住女性理性的想象力，这就是为什幺它被说无理。
  No man has the imagination required to grasp female reason, which is why it is called unreasonable.
• 人人生而自由，尊严和权利平等。他们赋有理性和良知，应以弟兄之情互相对待。
  Rénrén shēng ér zìyóu, zūnyán hé quánlì píngděng. tāmen fù yǒulǐ xìng hé liángzhī, yīng yǐ dìxiong zhī qíng hùxiāng duìdài.
  All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Words starting with 理性

• 理性主义lǐ xìng zhǔ yìrationalism
• 理性与感性Lǐ xìng yǔ Gǎn xìngSense and Sensibility, novel by Jane Austen 珍·珍·奥斯汀
• 理性知识lǐ xìng zhī shirational knowledge
• 理性认识lǐ xìng rèn shicognition; rational knowledge

Words containing 理性

• 合理性hé lǐ xìngreason; rationality; rationale
• 生理性shēng lǐ xìngphysiological
• 物理性质wù lǐ xìng zhìphysical property

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