理论
lǐ​lùn HSK3

theory

理论 (理論) lǐ​lùn
theory noun
a formal system of ideas or principles intended to explain something

他的物理理论非常深奥。

tā de wù​lǐ lǐ​lùn fēi​cháng shēn'ào.

His physics theories are very profound.

argue verb
to argue, debate, or reason with someone to settle a dispute

我不想和他理论。

wǒ bù xiǎng hé tā lǐ​lùn.

I don't want to argue with him.

take notice verb
to pay attention to or show interest in (often used in the negative)

面对邻居的无礼谩骂，他完全不予理论。

miàn​duì lín​jū de wú​lǐ màn​mà, tā wán​quán bù yǔ lǐ​lùn.

Faced with the neighbor's rude insults, he completely ignored them.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
37.0 per million appears in 13% of films
Written text
144.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3

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Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)