情理

qínglǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #12,033

Meanings

1 reason
2 sense
3 what is reasonable and fair

Characters

feeling; emotion; circumstances

Examples

HSK 4

按照情理来说，他应该道歉。

Ànzhào qínglǐ láishuō, tā yīnggāi dàoqiàn.

By all reason, he should apologize.

HSK 5

这件事不合情理。

Zhè jiàn shì bùhé qínglǐ.

This doesn't make sense.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

情 qíng

理 lǐ