按 àn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 安 peaceful, tranquil, quiet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
按理
ànlǐ
according to reason; normally; in principle
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 按理这么重要的合同应该经过法律部门审核，而不是由销售经理匆忙签署。 Ànlǐ zhème zhòngyào de hétong yīnggāi jīngguò fǎlǜ bùmén shěnhé, ér bú shì yóu xiāoshòu jīnglǐ cōngmáng qiānshǔ. In principle, such an important contract should be reviewed by the legal department, rather than hastily signed by the sales manager.
- 按理说，这个时候他早该到家了。 Ànlǐ shuō, zhège shíhou tā zǎo gāi dào jiā le. By rights, he should have been home long ago by now.
- 按理今天是周末，公司不应该让我们加班。 Ànlǐ jīntiān shì zhōumò, gōngsī bù yīnggāi ràng wǒmen jiābān. It is the weekend, so by rights the company should not make us work overtime.
Related words
- 按 àn to press
- 按照 ànzhào according to
- 按时 ànshí on time
- 按摩 ànmó massage; to massage
- 按钮 ànniǔ button
- 按说 ànshuō it stands to reason; normally speaking
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 经理 jīnglǐ manager
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 办理 bànlǐ to handle paperwork; to process
- 处理 chǔlǐ to handle; to deal with
- 管理 guǎnlǐ to manage