理 论 lǐ lùn theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of 原 理 yuán lǐ principle / theory 学 说 xué shuō theory / doctrine 理 念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory 说 法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation 论 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) 理 论 上 lǐ lùn shàng in theory / theoretically 邓 小 平 理 论 Dèng Xiǎo píng Lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 玄 机 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles 哲 理 zhé lǐ philosophic theory / philosophy 基 本 理 论 jī běn lǐ lùn basic theory 定 理 dìng lǐ established theory / theorem (math.) 劳 动 人 民 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past 相 对 论 xiāng duì lùn theory of relativity 进 化 论 jìn huà lùn Darwin's theory of evolution 认 识 论 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 民 主 革 命 mín zhǔ gé mìng democratic revolution / bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 漏 洞 百 出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) 历 史 唯 物 主 义 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) 乐 理 yuè lǐ music theory 复 杂 度 fù zá dù complexity theory 数 论 shù lùn number theory (math.) 博 弈 论 bó yì lùn game theory 资 产 阶 级 革 命 zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 成 说 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation 控 制 论 kòng zhì lùn control theory (math.) / cybernetics 著 书 立 说 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) 广 义 相 对 论 guǎng yì xiāng duì lùn general relativity / Einstein's theory of gravity 图 论 tú lún graph theory (math.) 信 息 论 xìn xī lùn information theory 驳 倒 bó dǎo to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) 场 论 chǎng lùn field theory (physics) 性 善 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good 阴 谋 论 yīn móu lùn conspiracy theory 传 热 学 zhuàn rè xué theory of heat / heat transmission (physics) 道 尔 顿 Dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory 量 子 论 liàng zǐ lùn quantum theory (physics) 集 合 论 jí hé lùn set theory (math.) 日 心 说 rì xīn shuō heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe 天 演 论 tiān yǎn lùn the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论) 原 子 论 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory 虚 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain 名 不 副 实 míng bù fù shí the name does not reflect the reality (idiom) / more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. 坐 而 论 道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) 破 绽 百 出 pò zhàn bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) 自 圆 其 说 zì yuán qí shuō to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story 韦 格 纳 Wéi gé nà Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift / also written 魏格納|魏格纳 量 子 场 论 liàng zǐ chǎng lùn quantum field theory 巴 枯 宁 主 义 Bā kū níng zhǔ yì Bakuninism, a 19th century socialist theory 超 弦 理 论 chāo xián lǐ lùn (super-) string theory 复 变 函 数 论 fù biàn hán shù lùn (math.) theory of functions of a complex variable 建 构 正 义 理 论 jiàn gòu zhèng yì lǐ lùn constructivist theory 结 构 理 论 jié gòu lǐ lùn structural theory (physics) 模 块 化 理 论 mó kuài huà lǐ lùn modularity theory 群 论 qún lùn group theory (math.) 实 变 函 数 论 shí biàn hán shù lùn (math.) theory of functions of a real variable 突 变 理 论 tū biàn lǐ lùn (math.) catastrophe theory 稳 态 理 论 wěn tài lǐ lùn the steady-state theory (cosmology) 最 低 限 度 理 论 zuì dī xiàn dù lǐ lùn minimalist theory 作 用 理 论 zuò yòng lǐ lùn interactive theory 都 会 传 奇 dū huì chuán qí urban legend (translation of recent Western term) / story or theory circulated as true / same as 都市傳奇|都市传奇 燃 素 说 rán sù shuō phlogiston theory 七 情 qī qíng seven emotional states / seven affects of traditional Chinese medical theory and therapy, namely: joy 喜[xi3], anger 怒[nu4], anxiety 憂|忧[you1], thought 思[si1], grief 悲[bei1], fear 恐[kong3], fright 驚|惊[jing1] / seven relations 三 十 六 字 母 sān shí liù zì mǔ thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory 代 数 函 数 论 dài shù hán shù lùn algebraic function theory (math.) 伽 罗 瓦 理 论 Jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn Galois theory (math.) 伽 罗 华 理 论 Jiā luó huà lǐ lùn Galois theory (math.) / also written 伽羅瓦理論|伽罗瓦理论 分 岔 理 论 fēn chà lǐ lùn bifurcation theory 分 类 理 论 fēn lèi lǐ lùn classification theory 反 映 论 fǎn yìng lùn theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects physical reality 哥 德 巴 赫 猜 想 Gē dé bā hè cāi xiǎng the Goldbach conjecture in number theory 单 源 论 dān yuán lùn theory of single origin (of mankind) 地 心 说 dì xīn shuō geocentric theory 埃 尔 朗 根 纲 领 Aī ěr lǎng gēn gāng lǐng Felix Klein's Erlangen program (1872) on geometry and group theory 堆 垒 数 论 duī lěi shù lùn additive number theory (math.) 天 人 合 一 tiān rén hé yī oneness of heaven and humanity / the theory that man is an integral part of nature 定 性 理 论 dìng xìng lǐ lùn qualitative theory 实 践 是 检 验 真 理 的 唯 一 标 准 shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978) 康 托 尔 Kāng tuō ěr Cantor (name) / Georg Cantor (1845-1918), German mathematician, founder of set theory 集合論|集合论[ji2 he2 lun4] 弦 理 论 xián lǐ lùn string theory (physics) 弦 论 xián lùn string theory (in theoretical physics) 微 扰 论 wēi rǎo lùn perturbation theory 普 鲁 东 主 义 Pǔ lǔ dōng zhǔ yì Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory 曲 线 论 qū xiàn lùn the theory of curves 曲 面 论 qū miàn lùn the theory of surfaces 概 型 理 论 gài xíng lǐ lùn scheme theory (math.) 泛 神 论 fàn shén lùn pantheism, theological theory equating God with the Universe 泛 自 然 神 论 fàn zì rán shén lùn pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it 海 底 扩 张 说 hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō theory of seafloor spreading (geology) 混 沌 学 hùn dùn xué chaos theory (math.) 浑 天 说 hún tiān shuō geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy 灾 变 论 zāi biàn lùn catastrophism / the theory that geological change is caused by catastrophic events such as the Biblical flood 物 质 文 明 和 精 神 文 明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 玄 理 xuán lǐ profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 / sect 理 神 论 lǐ shén lùn deism, theological theory of God who does not interfere in the Universe 卢 因 Lú yīn Lewin (name) / Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior 范 畴 论 fàn chóu lùn category theory (math.) 经 典 场 论 jīng diǎn chǎng lùn classical field theory (physics) 脉 轮 学 说 mài lún xué shuō theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism 脉 轮 理 论 mài lún lǐ lùn theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism