照理

zhàolǐ

adverb #32,298

Meanings

1 according to reason
2 by rights
3 normally

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Examples

照理他这个时候应该到了。

Zhàolǐ tā zhège shíhòu yīnggāi dào le.

By rights he should have arrived by now.

照理说，这种事不该发生。

Zhàolǐ shuō, zhè zhǒng shì bù gāi fāshēng.

Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't happen.

Tips

usage

照理 sets up an expectation that's then often contradicted: 'normally X should happen... but...' Common pattern: 照理说 + clause + 可是/但是. Close to 按理说 in meaning.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

理 lǐ