毫无道理

毫無道理

háowú dàolǐ

phrase #19,276

Meanings

1 to make no sense at all
2 completely unreasonable
3 utterly absurd

Characters

hair; the slightest bit

Not the slightest bit of reason

Examples

他的要求毫无道理。

Tā de yāoqiú háowú dàolǐ.

His demands make no sense at all.

这件事毫无道理，我不同意。

Zhè jiàn shì háowú dàolǐ, wǒ bù tóngyì.

This is completely unreasonable — I disagree.

Tips

grammar

毫无 (háowú) means 'not in the slightest' and combines with many nouns: 毫无疑问 (without a doubt), 毫无保留 (without reservation), 毫无效果 (totally ineffective).

Stroke Order

毫 háo

无 wú

道 dào

理 lǐ