理會

简 理会 · 繁 理會
Mandarin · pinyin lǐ huì

Meanings

  1. to understand
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to take notice of
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理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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3–4 · li3 hui4

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lei5 wui6

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verb

  1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  2. to pay attention to; to take notice of
  3. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to clarify; to clear up

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