按理
àn lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

按理
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àn lǐ
  1. according to reason
  2. in the ordinary course of events
  3. normally

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心理
xīn lǐ
  1. 1 psychology
  2. 2 mentality
按
àn
  1. 1 to press
  2. 2 to push
  3. 3 to leave aside or shelve
  4. 4 to control
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to keep one's hand on
  7. 7 to check or refer to
  8. 8 according to
  9. 9 in the light of
  10. 10 (of an editor or author) to make a comment
按摩
àn mó
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 to massage
按键
àn jiàn
  1. 1 button or key (on a device)
  2. 2 keystroke
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 to press a button
整理
zhěng lǐ
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to sort out
  4. 4 to straighten out
  5. 5 to list systematically
  6. 6 to collate (data, files)
  7. 7 to pack (luggage)
理
lǐ
  1. 1 texture
  2. 2 grain (of wood)
  3. 3 inner essence
  4. 4 intrinsic order
  5. 5 reason
  6. 6 logic
  7. 7 truth
  8. 8 science
  9. 9 natural science (esp. physics)
  10. 10 to manage
  11. 11 to pay attention to
  12. 12 to run (affairs)
  13. 13 to handle
  14. 14 to put in order
  15. 15 to tidy up
理想
lǐ xiǎng
  1. 1 an ideal
  2. 2 a dream
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 perfect
理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
处理
chǔ lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to treat
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to process
  5. 5 to deal with a criminal case
  6. 6 to mete out punishment
  7. 7 to offer for sale at a reduced price
  8. 8 to punish
道理
dào li
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 argument
  3. 3 sense
  4. 4 principle
  5. 5 basis
  6. 6 justification
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
不理
bù lǐ
  1. 1 to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 to take no notice of
  4. 4 to ignore
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
伦理
lún lǐ
  1. 1 ethics
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
原理
yuán lǐ
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 theory
合理
hé lǐ
  1. 1 rational
  2. 2 reasonable
  3. 3 fair
哲理
zhé lǐ
  1. 1 philosophic theory
  2. 2 philosophy

Idioms (20)

不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不理不睬
bù lǐ bù cǎi
  1. 1 to completely ignore (idiom)
  2. 2 to pay no attention to
  3. 3 not to be in the least concerned about
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
入情入理
rù qíng rù lǐ
  1. 1 sensible and reasonable (idiom)
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
天理难容
tiān lǐ nán róng
  1. 1 Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom)
  2. 2 intolerable behavior
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
  1. 1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
  2. 2 sophistry
  3. 3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
  4. 4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
按兵不动
àn bīng bù dòng
  1. 1 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
按质定价
àn zhì dìng jià
  1. 1 to fix a price based on quality (idiom)
按部就班
àn bù jiù bān
  1. 1 to follow the prescribed order; to keep to the working routine (idiom)
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
  1. 1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
有条有理
yǒu tiáo yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào
  1. 1 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
理屈词穷
lǐ qū cí qióng
  1. 1 faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable to put forward any convincing arguments
  2. 2 without a leg to stand on

Sample Sentences

按理说，高铁上人人都有座位，应该不会拥挤呀？
ànlǐ shuō ，gāotiě shàng rénrén dōu yǒu zuòwèi ，yīnggāi bùhuì yōngjǐ ya ？
Logically seats on the high speed rail are assigned so it shouldn’t be crowded?
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按理说南半球现在正由冬转春天气逐步转为温暖湿润，气候因素应不至于对火灾产生推波助澜的作用。
ànlǐshuō Nánbànqiú xiànzài zhèng yóu dōng zhuǎn chūn tiānqì zhúbù zhuǎnwéi wēnnuǎn shīrùn ，qìhòu yīnsù yīng bùzhìyú duì huǒzāi chǎnshēng tuībōzhùlán de zuòyòng 。
The southern hemisphere is gradually turning from warm winter to warm and humid, therefore climatic factors shouldn’t cause the fire.
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哈哈，没想到你这么胆小。按理说，你们外国人可是开车长大的。我们中国人还在骑自行车的时候，你们就会开车啦。论车技，论经验，应该比我们强多了。
hāhā ，méixiǎngdào nǐ zhème dǎnxiǎo 。ànlǐshuō ，nǐmen wàiguórén kěshì kāichē zhǎngdà de 。wǒmen Zhōngguórén hái zài qí zìxíngchē de shíhou ，nǐmen jiù huì kāichē la 。lùn chējì ，lùn jīngyàn ，yīnggāi bǐ wǒmen qiáng duō le 。
Ha ha, I had no idea you were such a coward. Normally, you foreigners drive cars growing up. While we Chinese are riding bicycles, you're driving. You should have a lot more experience and be a lot more skilled at driving than us.
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看他样子应该有八九岁了吧，按理说应该到了上学的年龄了。可能是店里生意太好，他父母忙不过来，就让他帮忙送一下吧。
kàn tā yàngzi yīnggāi yǒu bā jiǔ suì le ba ，ànlǐshuō yīnggāi dào le shàngxué de niánlíng le 。kěnéng shì diàn lǐ shēngyì tài hǎo ，tā fùmǔ máng bu guòlái ，jiù ràng tā bāngmáng sòng yīxià ba 。
He looks like he's about 8 or 9 years old, so he should be old enough to go to school. Maybe the restaurant is doing really well and his parents can't handle all the work so they have him help with deliveries.
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