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合理

hé lǐ

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

合理 (hé lǐ) means "rational; reasonable; sensible; fair". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 合理 means

1. rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

The characters in 合理

• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Example sentences

• 价钱很合理。
  The price is reasonable.
• 他的要求很合理。
  Tā de yāoqiú hěn hélǐ.
  His request is very reasonable.
• 他的意见很合理。
  Tā de yìjiàn hěn hélǐ.
  His opinion is reasonable.
• 这个价格不合理。
  Zhège jiàgé bù hélǐ.
  The price isn't reasonable.
• 我觉得挺合理的。
  This makes sense to me.
• 他的观点是合理的。
  His argument is rational.

Words starting with 合理

• 合理性hé lǐ xìngreason; rationality; rationale
• 合理化hé lǐ huàto rationalize; to make compatible; to streamline

Words containing 合理

• 不合理bù hé lǐunreasonable
• 公平合理gōng píng hé lǐfair; equitable

Where 合理 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Ethics, Law & Social Harmony (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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