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理由

lǐ yóu

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Measure word 个

理由 (lǐ yóu) means "reason". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 理由 means

1. reason
2. grounds
3. justification

The characters in 理由

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to

Example sentences

• 没有理由抱怨。
  There is no cause for complaint.
• 没有理由生气。
  There's no reason to get angry.
• 你没理由生气。
  You didn't have any reasons to be angry.
• 没有理由害怕。
  There's no reason to be afraid.
• 我们没理由害臊。
  Wǒmen méi lǐyóu hàisào.
  We have no reason to feel ashamed.
• 他迟到没有理由。
  He has no reason to be late.

Words containing 理由

• 正当理由zhèng dàng lǐ yóuproper reason; reasonable grounds
• 充足理由律chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜsufficient grounds (law)

Where 理由 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Essence, Fundamentals & Logic (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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