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通情达理

tōng qíng dá lǐ

4-character word Traditional 通情達理

What 通情达理 means

1. idiomfair and reasonable; sensible; standing to reason

The characters in 通情达理

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 达dáto attain; to reach; to amount to
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Example sentences

• 他是个通情达理的人。
  Tā shì gè tōngqíngdálǐ de rén.
  He is a man of understanding.
• 我们是两个通情达理的人。
  Wǒmen shì liǎng gè tōngqíngdálǐ de rén.
  We're both reasonable people.