真理

zhēnlǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #5,085

Meanings

True principle - universal truth.

HSK 5

他一生都在追求真理。

Tā yìshēng dōu zài zhuīqiú zhēnlǐ.

He spent his whole life pursuing truth.

HSK 6

实践是检验真理的唯一标准。

Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn zhēnlǐ de wéiyī biāozhǔn.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

HSK 7-9

真理往往掌握在少数人手中。

Zhēnlǐ wǎngwǎng zhǎngwò zài shǎoshù rénshǒu zhōng.

Truth is often in the hands of the few.

usage

真理 is a weighty, philosophical word. For everyday 'truth' (as in 'the real facts'), use 真相 or 事实 instead.

真 zhēn

理 lǐ