情理

qínglǐ

noun #12,033

Meanings

1 reason
2 sense
3 what is reasonable and fair

Characters

feeling; emotion; circumstances

Examples

这件事不合情理。

Zhè jiàn shì bùhé qínglǐ.

This doesn't make sense.

按照情理来说，他应该道歉。

Ànzhào qínglǐ láishuō, tā yīnggāi dàoqiàn.

By all reason, he should apologize.

Tips

usage

Commonly appears in 合情合理 (reasonable and sensible) and 不合情理 (unreasonable).

Stroke Order

情 qíng

理 lǐ