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道理

dào liㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄧ˙

Traditional: 道理

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

道理 (dào li) means reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification.

Meaning(noun)

reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

Common: 有道理 (makes sense), 讲道理 (be reasonable).

Measure words: 个

Examples

  • 你说得很有道理。

    nǐ shuō dé hěn yǒu dào lǐ.

    What you say makes a lot of sense.

  • 妈妈常常给我讲做人的道理。

    mā ma cháng cháng gěi wǒ jiǎng zuò rén de dào lǐ.

    My mom often teaches me how to be a good person.

  • 他没有道理生你的气。

    tā méi yǒu dào lǐ shēng nǐ de qì.

    He has no reason to be angry with you.

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Stroke order

12 strokes

road; path; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), q

11 strokes

texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in

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