事理

shìlǐ
noun #26,303

Meanings

  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 logic
  3. 3 the reason behind something
  4. 4 the way things work

Examples

Tā shuōhuà bù jiǎng shìlǐ, ràng rén hěn nán lǐjiě.
He speaks without reason, which makes him very hard to understand.
Zuò shìqíng yào héhū shìlǐ, bù néng gǎnqíng yòngshì.
Things should be done in accordance with reason, not driven purely by emotion.

Tips

usage
事理 refers to the logical or moral principle underlying an event or situation. The phrase 事理 (disregarding reason) is commonly used to describe someone being unreasonable or irrational.

Stroke Order

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