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道理
dàoli
1. reason
2. argument
3. sense
4. principle
5. basis
6. justification
7. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

道
dào
method, way; path, road
HSK 2 12 丶
理
lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
HSK 3 11 丶

Compound Words (2)

有道理
yǒudàoli
to make sense
摆事实讲道理
bǎishìshíjiǎngdàolǐ
present the facts and reason things out

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,410 of 84,292