理
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I b.f.
1) texture; grain (in wood/etc.) (纹理)
2) reason; logic; truth (合理)
3) natural science (esp. physics) (物理)
4) law; principle; doctrine; theory (道理)
5) manage; run (管理)
II v.
1) put in order; tidy up
把房间理一理。 Tidy up the room.
2) take notice; acknowledge
我不理你了。 I won't have anything to do with you anymore.
3) administer; govern; operate