WordTaiwan frequency #17,209
理直氣壯
ㄌㄧˇ ㄓˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
“having justice on one's side and speaking with confidence; self-assured because one's position is well-founded and legitimate”
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理
ㄌㄧˇ
Reason; logic; truth; to manage; to handle affairs; to tidy up; to pay attention to; inner essence; natural science; texture or grain.
直
ㄓˊ
Straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; vertical; continuing motion or action; but; only; however.
氣
ㄑㄧˋ
gas; air; vapor; breath; vital energy; spirit; mood; manner; to annoy; to get angry
壯
ㄓㄨㄤˋ
strong; robust; healthy; to strengthen; to enlarge; a man in his prime (30s-40s); name of an ethnic group.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 處理ㄔㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇto handle; to deal with; to process; to treat by a special process; to punish; to sell at reduced prices
- 管理ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇto manage; to administer; to supervise; the act of overseeing people, operations, or resources to achieve goals.
- 直接ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝdirect; immediate; straightforward; without intermediaries; not indirect
- 心理ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇpsychology; mental processes; the mind; thoughts and emotions; in Neo-Confucianism, the heart-mind and principle
- 直到ㄓˊ ㄉㄠˋup to a certain point in time; until.
- 理論ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄣˋa systematic set of ideas intended to explain something; to argue or reason based on logic; to pay attention to; reason or grounds for something
- 理解ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇto understand; to comprehend; to grasp the meaning or reasoning behind something
- 理由ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊreason; grounds; justification; the basis or rationale behind something
- 空氣ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋair; the gaseous mixture surrounding Earth, mainly nitrogen and oxygen; atmosphere; mood or ambiance of a situation; unconfirmed rumors or public talk.
- 辦理ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇto handle; to transact; to conduct; to arrange; to process
- 理想ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄤˇan ideal; a perfect standard or goal; a dream or aspiration for the future; (as an adjective) satisfactory; meeting one's hopes or expectations.