有理

yǒulǐ

adjective #36,129

Meanings

HSK 3

分数也属于有理数。

Fēnshù yě shǔyú yǒulǐshù.

Fractions also belong to the rational numbers.

HSK 6

有理走遍天下。

Yǒulǐ zǒubiàn tiānxià.

With reason on your side, you can go anywhere in the world.

HSK 7-9

他说得有理，我没话反驳。

Tā shuō de yǒulǐ, wǒ méi huà fǎnbó.

What he said is reasonable; I have no counter-argument.

usage

In everyday speech: 'reasonable, justified' (他说得有理). In mathematics: 'rational' (有理数 = rational number, opposed to 无理数 = irrational number).

有 yǒu

理 lǐ