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道理

dào li

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

道理 (dào li) means "reason". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 道理 means

1. reason
2. argument
3. sense
4. principle
5. basis
6. justification

The characters in 道理

• 道dàoroad; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art…
• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence

Example sentences

• 有道理。
  Yes, that makes sense.
• 你有道理。
  You're right.
• 是什幺道理？
  What's the reason?
• 理念没有道理。
  Lǐniàn méiyǒu dàoli.
  The concept doesn’t make sense.
• 也许您有道理。
  Maybe you're right.
• 那是有道理的。
  That makes sense.

Words containing 道理

• 有道理yǒu dào lito make sense; reasonable
• 大道理dà dào limajor principle; general truth; sermon (reproof)
• 摆事实讲道理bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐpresent the facts and reason things out

Where 道理 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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