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理由
lǐyóu
1. reason
2. grounds
3. justification
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

理
lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
HSK 3 11 丶
由
yóu
cause, reason; from
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

正当理由
zhèngdànglǐyóu
proper reason
充足理由律
chōngzúlǐyóulǚ
sufficient grounds (law)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,569 of 84,292