在理

zàilǐ

adjective #19,684

Meanings

Nǐ shuō de zàilǐ.

What you said makes sense.

Zhège jiànyì hěn zàilǐ.

This suggestion is very reasonable.

usage

在理 is colloquial and conversational. It means 'within reason' — literally 'at/in reason'. More casual than 合理.

memory

在 (at/in) + 理 (reason) — it's 'in reason', i.e. it makes sense.

在 zài

理 lǐ