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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

道理 [dàolǐ]
  1. 1. noun [规律] principle
  2. 2. noun [情理] sense

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

道理 [dàolǐ]
  1. 1. principle; truth; hows and whys
    言语不多道理深。
    The words were few, but they contained profound truth.
    我自有道理
    I shall find a way.
  2. 2. reason; argument; sense
    你的话很有道理
    What you said is quite reasonable (or right).
    讲不出一点道理
    unable to come up with any convincing argument; unable to justify oneself in any way

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

道理 [dàolǐ]
  1. 1. 法则;规律
    研究攻防的道理
  2. 2. 根据;理由
    毫无道理
    他讲的很有道理
  3. 3. 方法;打算
    怎样对付他,我自有道理

Examples

他不至于连这一点道理也不明白。
He must have more sense than that.
粗浅的道理
a simple truth
我自有道理
I shall find a way.
讲不出一点道理
unable to come up with any convincing argument; unable to justify oneself in any way
他讲的多少有点道理
There's something in what he says.
你说得有道理,我服了。
What you've said is reasonable. I'm convinced.
这两者之间有共通的道理
The same argument applies to both cases.
毫无道理
utterly unjustifiable; for no reason whatsoever

Collocations

做人的道理
way to conduct
科学道理
scientific principle
简单的道理
simple law
道理
paramount importance
符合道理
comply with the law
道理
be reasonable
道理
there is a reason for something
这样做的道理
reason for doing so
自有道理
one has a way to solve the problem
解决的道理
way for settlement

Word Decomposition


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