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讲理

jiǎng lǐ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 講理

讲理 (jiǎng lǐ) means "to argue; to reason with sb; to talk sense". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 讲理 means

1. to argue
2. to reason with sb
3. to talk sense
4. to be reasonable

The characters in 讲理

• 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Example sentences

• 他不是不讲理的人。
  He's not an unreasonable man.
• 总有一些人不讲理。
  There are always some people who are unreasonable.

Words containing 讲理

• 蛮不讲理mán bù jiǎng lǐcompletely unreasonable

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