| 理论 | lǐ lùn | theory; CL:个 |
| 论 | lún | the Analects (of Confucius) |
| 论 | lùn | by the; per; discuss; theory; to talk (about); to discuss |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | to discuss; to talk over; CL:个 |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how; regardless of whether... |
| 不论 | bù lùn | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss |
| 结论 | jié lùn | conclusion; verdict; CL:个; to conclude; to reach a verdict |
| 社论 | shè lùn | editorial (in a newspaper); CL:篇 |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary; CL: 篇 |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次,场 |
| 论述 | lùn shù | treatise; discourse; exposition |
| 议论 | yì lùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:个 |
| 舆论 | yú lùn | public opinion |
| 论文 | lùn wén | paper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) |
| 谬论 | miù lùn | misconception; fallacy |
| 言论 | yán lùn | speech; expression of opinion; public opinion |
| 论证 | lùn zhèng | to prove a point; proof; to expound on; demonstrate or prove (through argument) |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | debate; argument; to argue over; CL:场,次 |
| 推论 | tuī lùn | to infer; a deduction; a corollary; a reasoned conclusion |
| 论点 | lùn diǎn | argument; line of reasoning; thesis; point (of discussion) |
| 无论如何 | wú lùn rú hé | anyhow; anyway; whatever |
| 进化论 | jìn huà lùn | Darwin's theory of evolution |
| 论断 | lùn duàn | inference |
| 唯物论 | wéi wù lùn | the philosophy of materialism, doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality |
| 谈论 | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about |
| 唯心论 | wéi xīn lùn | philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness |
| 认识论 | rèn shi lùn | epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) |
| 讨论会 | tǎo lùn huì | symposium; discussion forum |
| 资本论 | Zī běn lùn | Das Kapital (1867) by Karl Marx 卡尔・马克思[Ka3 er3 · Ma3 ke4 si1] |
| 论语 | Lún yǔ | the Analects of Confucius 孔夫子 |
| 论战 | lùn zhàn | to debate; to contend; polemics |
| 论据 | lùn jù | grounds (for an argument); contention; thesis |
| 方法论 | fāng fǎ lùn | methodology; Discours de la méthode by René Descartes 笛卡儿, 1637 |
| 论调 | lùn diào | argument; view (sometimes derogatory) |
| 论理 | lùn lǐ | normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic |
| 二元论 | èr yuán lùn | dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil) |
| 反映论 | fǎn yìng lùn | theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects physical reality |
| 定论 | dìng lùn | final conclusion; accepted argument |
| 概论 | gài lùn | outline; introduction; survey; general discussion |
| 立论 | lì lùn | proposition; argument |
| 天演论 | tiān yǎn lùn | the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 进化论) |
| 相提并论 | xiāng tí bìng lùn | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) |
| 决定论 | jué dìng lùn | determinism |
| 评论家 | píng lùn jiā | critic; reviewer |
| 信息论 | xìn xī lùn | information theory |
| 反杜林论 | fǎn dù lín lùn | Anti-Dühring |
| 论争 | lùn zhēng | argument; debate; controversy |
| 一元论 | yī yuán lùn | monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance |
| 论坛 | lùn tán | forum (for discussion) |
| 数论 | shù lùn | number theory (math.) |
