How to say “theory” in Chinese
theory
“Theory” in Chinese is 理论, lǐ lùn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
理论 is read lǐ lùn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 “jade”; on the right, 里 lǐ hints at the sound.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 仑 lún hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “理论”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 理论. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 理论很重要，但是实践更重要。lǐlùnhěnzhòngyào,dànshìshíjiàngèngzhòngyàoTheory is important, but practice is even more important.
- 要把理论和实践结合起来yàobǎlǐlùnhéshíjiànjiéhéqǐlaiTheory should be combined with practice.
- 理论要靠实践来检验lǐlùnyàokàoshíjiànláijiǎnyànTheory must be tested by practice.
- 这个理论还没有经过实验验证zhègelǐlùnháiméiyǒujīngguòshíyànyànzhèngThis theory hasn't been verified by experiment yet.
More words from the lesson “Scholars and theories”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “theory” in Chinese?
“Theory” in Chinese is 理论, pinyin lǐlùn.
What does 理论 mean?
理论 (lǐlùn) means “theory”.
How do you write 理论?
理论 is 2 characters: 理 (lǐ) — order; manage; 论 (lùn) — discuss, reason. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 理论?
理论 is read lǐlùn. Tones: lǐ — third tone, lùn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“theory” in the lesson “Scholars and theories”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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