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整理 (zhěng lǐ) English Meaning
- to arrange
- to tidy up
- to sort out
- to straighten out
- to list systematically
- to collate (data, files)
- to pack (luggage)
Traditional Characters: 整理
整 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
理 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 她花了整整一个下午整理邮票。
Tā huāle zhěngzhěng yīgè xiàwǔ zhěnglǐ yóupiào.
She spent a whole afternoon sorting out her stamps. - 我们将要整理房间，这样妈妈就会满意了。
Wǒmen jiāngyào zhěnglǐ fángjiān, zhèyàng māmā jiù huì mǎnyìle.
We will tidy up our room so that Mom is satisfied. - 把课堂上记的笔记草稿整理成文作为家庭作业。
Bǎ kètáng shàng jì de bǐjì cǎogǎo zhěnglǐ chéngwén zuòwéi jiātíng zuòyè.
For homework you can write up the rough notes you made in class. - 我一直要基思整理自己的房间，但看来我这样做是徒劳的。
Wǒ yīzhí yào jī sī zhěnglǐ zìjǐ de fángjiān, dàn kàn lái wǒ zhèyàng zuò shì túláo de.
I keep trying to get Keith to tidy his room but I’m fighting a losing battle. - 还是老生常谈的事:谁都想让房子整洁，可谁也不愿意亲自整理。
Háishì lǎoshēngchángtán de shì: Shéi dōu xiǎng ràng fángzi zhěngjié, kě shéi yě bù yuànyì qīnzì zhěnglǐ.
It’s the same old story: everybody wants the house tidy, but nobody wants to tidy it himself.
Stroke Order & Character Components
整 (zhěng): exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly; to repair; to mend; to renovate; (coll.) to fix somebody; to give somebody a hard time; to mess with somebody
- 敕 (chì): imperial orders
- 正 (zhèng): just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; positive; greater than zero; principle; to correct; to rectify
理 (lǐ): 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
- 王(yù): jade
- 里(lǐ): neighborhood
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 整
HSK 4 Word List
- 整理 (zhěng lǐ): to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
HSK 5 Word List
- 调整 (tiáo zhěng): adjustment; revision; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 完整 (wán zhěng): intact; complete
- 整个 (zhěng gè): whole; entire; total
- 整齐 (zhěng qí): orderly; neat; even; tidy
- 整体 (zhěng tǐ): whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team, etc.); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole
HSK 6 Word List
- 整顿 (zhěng dùn): to tidy up; to reorganize; to consolidate; to rectify
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 理
HSK 3 Word List
- 经理(jīng lǐ): manager; director; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng)
HSK 4 Word List
- 管理(guǎn lǐ): to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 理发(lǐfà): a barber; hairdressing
- 理解(lǐjiě): to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding
- 理想(lǐxiǎng): a dream; an ideal; perfection; ideal; perfect; desirable; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 修理(xiū lǐ): to repair; to perform maintenance; to overhaul; to fix; to prune; to trim
- 整理(zhěng lǐ): to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out; to list systematically; to collate (data, files); to pack (luggage)
HSK 5 Word List
- 办理(bàn lǐ): to handle; to transact; to conduct
- 处理(chǔlǐ): to handle; to treat; to deal with; to process; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 道理(dào lǐ): reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 地理(dì lǐ): geography
- 合理(hé lǐ): rational; reasonable; fair
- 理论(lǐlùn): theory; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 理由(lǐyóu): reason; grounds; justification; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 物理(wù lǐ): physics; physical
- 心理(xīn lǐ): mental; psychological
- 总理(zǒng lǐ): premier; prime minister; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng)
HSK 6 Word List
- 代理(dài lǐ): to act on behalf of somebody in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate
- 理睬(lǐcǎi): to heed; to pay attention to
- 理所当然(lǐsuǒdāng rán): as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- 理直气壮(lǐzhí qì zhuàng): 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
- 理智(lǐzhì): reason; intellect; rationality
- 岂有此理(qǐyǒu cǐlǐ): how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
- 清理(qīng lǐ): clear; to put in order; to check up
- 情理(qíng lǐ): reason; sense
- 审理(shěn lǐ): to hear (a case)
- 生理(shēng lǐ): physiology
- 条理(tiáo lǐ): arrangement; order; tidiness
- 推理(tuī lǐ): reasoning; speculative; inference
- 无理取闹(wú lǐqǔnào): to make trouble without reason (idiom); deliberately awkward; pointless provocation; willful trouble maker
- 原理(yuán lǐ): principle; theory
- 真理(zhēn lǐ): truth; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 治理(zhì lǐ): to govern; to administer; to manage; to control
- 助理(zhù lǐ): assistant
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
