讲理

講理

jiǎnglǐ

verb #17,294

Meanings

1 to reason with someone
2 to talk sense
3 to be reasonable

Characters

to speak; to explain

Examples

你跟他讲理没有用，他根本不听。

Nǐ gēn tā jiǎnglǐ méiyǒu yòng, tā gēnběn bù tīng.

There's no point reasoning with him, he won't listen at all.

这个人不讲理，别跟他争了。

Zhège rén bù jiǎnglǐ, bié gēn tā zhēng le.

This person is unreasonable, don't argue with him.

Tips

usage

Often used in the negative: 不讲理 (unreasonable). 蛮不讲理 (mán bù jiǎnglǐ) is a common idiom meaning 'completely unreasonable.'

Stroke Order

讲 jiǎng

理 lǐ