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理念

lǐniàn

idea, concept

A person holds up a big lightbulb above a small team
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Characters in this word

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

念 niàn

Strokes
8
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
今 modern, current 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 公司的管理理念发生变化后,员工的参与度明显提高。 Gōngsī de guǎnlǐ lǐniàn fāshēng biànhuà hòu, yuángōng de cānyùdù míngxiǎn tígāo. After the company's management philosophy changed, employee participation clearly increased.
  • 这所学校的教育理念是让孩子在玩中学。 Zhè suǒ xuéxiào de jiàoyù lǐniàn shì ràng háizi zài wán zhōng xué. This school's educational philosophy is to let children learn through play.
  • 环保的理念已经慢慢走进了普通人的生活。 Huánbǎo de lǐniàn yǐjīng mànmàn zǒu jìn le pǔtōng rén de shēnghuó. The idea of protecting the environment has slowly entered ordinary people's lives.

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