料理 liàolǐ to arrange
to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking
怎么记住“料理”: 料 ingredients + 理 reason = to arrange.
汉字
用法
- Two senses. As a verb: to manage/take care of - 料理家务 (liàolǐ jiāwù) handle household chores, 料理后事 (liàolǐ hòushì) arrange a funeral.
- As a noun: cuisine, borrowed via Japanese - 日本料理 (Rìběn liàolǐ) Japanese cuisine, 韩国料理 (Hánguó liàolǐ) Korean food. The 'cuisine' sense is the one you meet most on menus.
例句
- 你很快就会习惯吃日本料理了。 Nǐ hěnkuài jiù huì xíguàn chī rìběnliàolǐ le.You'll soon get used to Japanese food.
- 我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。 Wǒ bàbà cānjiā le liàolǐ jìngsài bìng dé le dìyìmíng.My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.