常理

chánglǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #11,735

Meanings

1 common sense
2 conventional reasoning

Characters

common; ordinary

Examples

按照常理，他应该不会这样做。

Ànzhào chánglǐ, tā yīnggāi bùhuì zhèyàng zuò.

According to common sense, he shouldn't do this.

这不合常理。

Zhè bù hé chánglǐ.

This doesn't make sense.

Stroke Order

常 cháng

理 lǐ