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title: "Lizhi Meaning: 理智 (reason) or 离职 (to quit one's job)?"
description: "理智 (lǐzhì) means “reason; good sense; rational”. Not the lizhi you heard? See 离职, 励志. Hear its tones, see what 理 and 智 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lizhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 理智 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

理智 lǐzhì

## reason; good sense; rational

## Its characters

1. 理 lǐ reason
2. 智 zhì wisdom

## In a sentence

生气的时候也不要失去理智。 Don't lose your reason even when you're angry.

[More about 理智](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%90%86%E6%99%BA)

## Other words said lizhi

- [离职lízhíto quit one's job](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A6%BB%E8%81%8C)
- [励志lìzhìinspirational](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%B1%E5%BF%97)

## More words with 理 or 智

- [办理 bànlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banli)
- [处理 chǔlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuli)
- [代理 dàilǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daili)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [道理 dàoli](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoli)
- [地理 dìlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dili)
- [管理 guǎnlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanli)
- [合理 hélǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heli)
- [料理 liàolǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoli)
- [理财 lǐcái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/licai)

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